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Poem About Gratitude, Having a Positive Attitude and Blessings

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No Quarter

If I look, I'll find 1000 complaints,
but I've resolved to give no quarter to protest
when I've been so blessed
with gifts raining down from Heaven like manna.

If I find my vision
dull, dark, and gray
it's because I've chosen to stay
blind to how lucky I truly am.

Of course there's darkness.
But there's also an abundance of light
available when we keep our sight
fixed on our graces and gratitude.

Dark cloud, keep on moving. 
I'll no longer grant you quarter.
My attitude is back in order - 
my storehouse is far too full to harbor complaint. 

Justin Farley





Hello, everyone! I have recently published my first chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God”. This has been developed and polished over the past six months or so. I am happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.
You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.
Amazon: Kindle Paperback
Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback
Thank you for your support!






			

			
						

	
	



				
					


	


		
Wandering – An Inspirational Poem

				

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Wandering

To stop wandering
is an act of the will.
For the heart of man
hates being tied and tethered.
But children wince
and hate the taste of medicine too.
It's often that which we most resist
that holds the most healing power.
Without a well for our talents
they spill out, 
soaked up by the dust,
and are never tasted by anyone
but the grave.

Justin Farley



        
    
			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Godly Christian Poem About Change Growth and New Beginnings

				

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Seasons of Change

Changes of the heart take time.
Casked, slow to perfection 
like aged wine.
Wouldn't it be easier if the Divine
would just remake us overnight,
beamed up into heavenly experience
like a sublime, shinning light?
Yet, true growth comes from the fight.
For God always has his reasons,
just unknown to us
until we've wrestled with inner demons
over the course of many seasons.

Justin Farley





We’re all starting New Year’s resolutions and are gung-ho about making changes in our lives. But whether we want to get physically, mentally, or spiritually in shape, success often depends on our patience and expectations. It’s easy to create goals; it’s much harder to achieve them. We all know change takes time but still get frustrated because we want growth now. There’s a reason gyms are no longer crowded a few months into the year.





Long lasting change takes hard work and lots of hours. And that’s not a bad thing. Though it’s painful and irritating in the moment, the lessons we learn along the way give us so much more than just the end goal. We grow in ways we never thought possible with each challenge that we meet head on.





It’s no different in spiritual matters. Sometimes God allows us to go through trials and tribulations not because he likes to see us suffer but because he desires our growth and long-term joy. It is usually in those valleys of faith that we learn the most about ourselves –  our strengths and weaknesses and how much we must rely upon God’s aid.





Cherish the journey.










Hello, everyone! I have recently published my first chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God”. This has been developed and polished over the past six months or so. I am happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.
You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.
Amazon: Kindle Paperback
Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback
Thank you for your support!

			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Plucking Beauty – A Poem About Life and Eternity

				

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Plucking Beauty

I once plucked beauty
out of experience
serendipitously like wild flowers in the country,
delighting in what new joy
life was going to allow me to discover
and show off in vases upon my windowsill.

But my curiosity is stagnant
and often vanishes, jaded
over what I know I'll find -
that everything alive is already withering,
beautiful for an instant
but quickly crumbling to dust.

And yet, it is not beauty
that has changed.
It still shines as bright
as when the Logos called it
out of the void.
It is my limited vision,
this human decision
to make everything about me
and interpret the world
through selfish eyes.

In an instant gold is tarnished,
gifts become entitlements,
and beauty looses its brilliance
when it's used for self-indulgence.
I once looked for beauty
because I found you there.
You spoke to me out of your creation
like any great artist does.
Now I find myself tumbling off the path
and stumbling towards naturalism.

Beauty is not beautiful
because it is fleeting.
It does not speak to the human heart 
because it is temporary.
No. Beauty speaks because it's divine intuition,
nudging us towards the eternal reality,
reminding us that there is something
beyond the material world that 

Never dies,
Never withers,
Never decays,
Never says good-bye.

Life loses its luster
when our lives are reduced
to merely grains of sands
upon the beach of time.
The breath of God
resides within each one of us;
never lose sight of paradise.

-Justin Farley





Hello, everyone! I have recently published my first chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God”. This has been developed and polished over the past six months or so. I am happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.
You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.
Amazon: Kindle Paperback
Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback
Thank you for your support!






			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Walking On Air A Poem About Faith and Meaning in Life

				

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Walking on Air

I once walked away from belief
but only found air at my feet.
All meaning and substance had ceased - 
pulled wherever passion blew me
like the wind on a falling leaf.
I thought I was seeking freedom;
what I found was only more chains.
To live with purpose and reason
we must seek more than selfish gains.

-Justin Farley






			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Purpose – A Poem About Growth and Flowers

				

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Purpose

Waiting in the darkness
is the catalyst for change.
A seed hides just beneath the soil
and toils to germinate.
It breaks out of its hard, lifeless shell
and reaches desperately for the sun.
It takes root and won't stop until it's done
flowering and offering
exactly what it was born to give -
beauty to the world.

Justin Farley































			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Holy Justice – Poem About the Death Penalty and Prison

				

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Holy Justice


I heard his sobs

as they walked him down the row,

heard the shackles jingle,

the whispers of people waiting for the show.


I watched in horror

as they strapped him to the chair…

the pleading and screaming

still repeats in my head like a nightmare.


I retched at the smell

of burning flesh,

saw the lights stop flickering

and questioned the meaning of justice.


Guilty and deserving

of death? Yes.

But each and every one of us

everyday transgress.


If I live with Love,

how do I advocate death?

How do I share God’s light

while stealing another’s breath?


They’ve forfeited the right

to live life free,

but they’re still God’s children,

deserving of love and mercy.


God’s love extends

to the darkest of places.

And redemption is always possible

even in the most hopeless cases.


Poem Written by Justin Farley


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Poem About Being Human, Making Mistakes, and Growing Old

				

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We’re Only Human


The older we get

the less certain we are of absolutes.

But one thing we’re absolutely certain of

is our flawed, human nature.

When we’re children we yearn

for the day we’ll have all the answers,

when we’ll no longer feel scared or vulnerable,

and when we’ll stop making stupid mistakes.

Until we grow old and realize

that’s what it means to be human.


Poem Written by Justin Farley


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Poem About Intimacy with God

				

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Intimacy With God


Speaking in the silence,

waiting in the midst of contemplation,

listening on the other line of prayer

awaits the answer

to the relentless yearning of the human heart.

Do not come seeking secret knowledge.

Do not expect divine visions,

to become enlightened,

or to transcend physical reality.

But come to the silence

simply desiring and longing for

intimacy with the Divine,

experiencing God’s love and mercy directly,

which we, in turn, share with the world.


Poem Written by Justin Farley


You can find some of my other Christian poems by clicking here

			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Poem About Addiction to Drugs Alcohol and Recovery

				

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Starting Today


If resisting was an easy task,

who would be a slave?

Who would part with a piece of themselves

for the chance at an early grave?

Willpower alone is enough to put you in hell

but not enough to pull you out.

You’ll never have a chance at getting well

until you accept living by a different route.

If change is what you want,

you’ll have to change much about you.

You’ll have to learn to become humble

and do what trusted advisers tell you to do.

The road is long and hard

but worth every step of the way

because you have the opportunity

to be free again starting today.


-Poem Written by Justin Farley