ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Category: Poems About Sin and Temptation

  • …And Then the Rains Came – A Poem

    …And Then the Rains Came – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    “…And Then the Rains Came” …And then the rains came, Marching and tearing up the dirt paved streets Like a herd of elephants trampling everything in its path. Brighter lightning had never flashed, Nor had louder thunder ever crashed. The storm’s wake devoured and digested the sun, Swallowing and submerging it under its pitch black…

  • My Conceited Heart – A Christian Poem About Turning Away From God

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    Justin Farley

    Is it your will that we should become strangersThe moment I become a stranger to pain?The wind howls your lonely lullabyAs I drift on forgetting your name. Your deliverance is a selfless actWrapped up and gifted as incomparable love -Your omniscient knowledge knowing we will turn awayThe second you stop the tears of our flood.…

  • The Battle of the Heart – A Christian Poem About Temptation

    The Battle of the Heart – A Christian Poem About Temptation

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    Justin Farley

    The Battle of the Heart – A Christian Poem About Temptation Oh Lord, my heart quakes with confusion. My mind twisted with the delusions of desire. I am a boat that wanders across the sea Getting rocked by the waves day in and day out. How do I stay afloat and stand tall When the…

  • The Lamb Who Sanctifies – A Christian Poem

    The Lamb Who Sanctifies – A Christian Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Lamb Who Sanctifies – A Christian Poem  What peace, what hope What incomparable growth That sprouts from the True Vine. What love, what joy To be employed – To do the work of the Divine. Oh, the rapture brought forth from your pain. Wrath appeased, the Lamb is slain. Hyssop branches sprinkle your blood…

  • The Day Love Bore the World’s Pain – A Poem About Jesus’ Crucifixion

    The Day Love Bore the World’s Pain – A Poem About Jesus’ Crucifixion

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    Justin Farley

    A Poem About Jesus’ Crucifixion and Good Friday

  • Revival – A Christian Poem About Restoration

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    Justin Farley

    Revival – A Christian Poem About Restoration Take this wounded heartthat beats in its own keyand tune it to the beauty of your mercy. Gather these scattered fragments –pieces of man I yearn to beand mold me in the image of your Son. Bathe me beneath the waves of your living water.For you, you are…

  • The Abundance of Your Mercy – A Christian Poem For Lent

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    Justin Farley

    The Abundance of Your Mercy – A Christian Poem For Lent  In the hour of my tribulation, I fail the same trials and tests Time and time again. Delighting for a fleeting moment in my selfish pleasures Before becoming quickly convicted of my sin. Do I find peace, joy, or comfort in my lustful wallowing?…

  • In You I Trust – A Christian Poem For Lent

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    Justin Farley

    In You I Trust – A Christian Poem For Lent In the midst of my trials, May I not lean on my familiar ways, But walk boldly relying on only your deliverance Through the heat of fiery flames. And may I not trust in this fragile castle I’ve erected with stones of self-reliance and pride,…

  • The Roadblock to Faith – A Christian Lent Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Roadblock to Faith – A Christian Lent Poem  What Am I searching for, Riding on this merry-go-round, Spinning past the same old places And making the same old mistakes Over…. And Over… And Over… And Over… And Over Again? Am I really looking for answers, Seeking out the pivotal, hidden clue That will turn…

  • My God – A Christian Poem About Jesus and Salvation

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    Justin Farley

    My God – A Christian Poem About Jesus and Salvation My God has hoisted up the worldAnd bore its weight upon his shouldersWhile it was spitting in his faceAnd driving nails through his limbs like 2x4s. Who descended from heaven on highAnd embarked on a journey unwalkable by human flesh.Who allowed his body to be…

  • Hate the Sin Love the Sinner – A Christian Poem

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    Justin Farley

    One of the hardest things to do as Christians is to uphold the truth of the Word, while at the same time not judging or condemning people. Comments like: “If they’re offended at what I say, they need to take it up with God because all I am doing is spreading his Word” seem to be an…

  • Selfish Poetry – Poem About Worldly Desires, Greed, and Being Self-Centered

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    Justin Farley

    A poem on selfishness about the dangers of thinking worldly desires will satisfy you and of being self-centered, self-seeking, and greedy.

  • Love and Lust – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Love and Lust Love is an ancient art – A forgotten antiquity endangered And on the verge of extinction. We’ve traded real commitment For one night stands. A lifetime friend and partner For someone willing to let us use them To satisfy our demands. Love has become a carnival of lust, Where feelings control our…

  • God’s Promises – A Christian Poem

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    Justin Farley

    God’s Promises It is said faith can move mountains,So why are you still looking for a way around?In the desert the Lord will raise fountains,So why are you still worried water won’t be found? It is said “a faintly burning wick he will not quench”*A weak heart he will not break.So why are you shielding…

  • Christian Poem About the Parable of the Sower

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    Justin Farley

    “And others are the ones sown among the thorns. They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.” Words of Jesus From the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:18-19) I believe “the…

  • Poem about Surrendering and Submission to God

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    Justin Farley

    How to Fight A Battle You Can’t Win – Poem about Surrendering and Submission to GodThe world stands -tempting and taunting.Your inhibition weak -restless and yawning,ready to wake and welcome desire,to add fuel to this fireyou’ve fought so hard to contain.But instead of fighting a battle you can’t winyou stop, slow it down, and simply…

  • God I Need You Prayer Poem

    God I Need You Prayer Poem

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    Justin Farley

    My Heart Needed You – A Christian Poem Prayer About Searching For God My heart knew it needed you the minute it took its first beat. Your name was on the tip of my tongue the minute it first learned to speak. Yet, I crawled and slithered through the tall, green reeds ducked and darted…

  • Dancing With God

    Dancing With God

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    Justin Farley

    I saw you at the dance, glanced at you from the corner of my eye. But I was much too concerned with my appearance, felt too stained and ugly, so I let you walk on by. I watched you jiving out on the floor, wondering what it’d feel like in your arms, to sway to…


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the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
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Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
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A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
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A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.