Author Archives: david-maughan

When fear and doubt weigh heavy on my mind,And the adversary does my will tightly bind,I reach into the quiver of my mind and secure,An arrow of faith so that I may long endure. Fear is the antithesis of faith and of desire,That binds us secure in the trial of life’s fire.Until we catch holdContinue reading “Fear Not”

To become more holy as God would have us come to be,We must pass through the refiner’s fire to purely see.That grief and pain can purify our hearts and our mind,Drawing us closer to the Savior in time he will bind. In the fire of affliction is not a comfortable place to be,Yet it makesContinue reading “The Refiner’s Fire”

At times I struggle to heed and hear his voice,To guide my steps into his paths and way.To align my thoughts and heart to change,I seek to follow him both night and day. His melodic transfer would penetrate my heart,When I finally accept his will in place of my own.The harmony builds in strength divine,WhenContinue reading “Tune My Heart”

When fear and doubt weigh heavy on my mind,And the adversary does my will tightly bind,I reach into the quiver of my mind and secure,An arrow of faith so that I may long endure. Fear is the antithesis of faith and of desire,That binds us secure in the trial of life’s fire.Until we catch holdContinue reading “Fear Not”

Through the silent whispers of the heartI hear his word and want to do my part.Beyond the quiet stillness of the morning dewI hear the quiet whispers many are new. The unspoken reverence of his exampleHearing his voice at times is ample.Through the gentle nudging of his handsThe mild hushed voice of his commands. IContinue reading “How Do I Hear Him?”

When my heart and desire has inched far away,And my focus has found my depth perception waning,I strain to see how my small choices have led me,To stand in wonder, lost in my life’s will declining. To seek for forgiveness and find it wanting,While justice seeks rightly for its own demand.Turns my heart back toContinue reading “A Forgiving Heart”

The memories of a former life,Of one I once had known.Creep into my mind,as moments I am shown. I struggle to remember those days,we sat at Father’s feet above the shroud.And learned of his great plan,how with joy we shouted out loud. I wish I could remember,the joy I felt that day.Now that I struggleContinue reading “Beyond The Veil”

Jehovah is the King of kings the Father’s first-born Son,The Prince of Peace, Redeemer, Savior and the Holy One.The Anointed One, The God of the whole earth,Proclaimed from dawns creation about his Holy birth. The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End,Will one day have the privilege to see every knee bend.All nations shallContinue reading “His Name”

The soft and gentle whisper awakes and stirs our very soul,As we gaze into the eyes of a newborn babe our eyes are full.What promises were made in that time long ago forgot,When the Father of us all gave the plan for which we fought. The struggle of mortality difficult and wrought with pain,Would allContinue reading “Bring Us Home”

In a world where darkness encompasses the hearts and souls of men,Where one can be crucified by the masses for taking in hand a pen.Where follies enable thoughtless stupor to narrow the mind and will,Finding shimmers of light amidst the darkness, discovering he exists still. Enlightened minds darkened by the lack of basking in hisContinue reading “The Light of the World”