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Viewing comments for Chapter 1 " Instead of 2025 Resolutions"Spiritual
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Comment from tempeste
Ciao Debi you now have three votes.
Your powerful poem reminds us how much God loves us.
The lines that stood out for me are these:
And some would say 'cause God is love that none of us should fear
That He would never cast us out.
Yes God is love and He sent His son to pay for our sins.
God gave us life but also FREEWILL.
God is our Father and He is there for us 24/7 but it's up to each one of us to choose which path we want to follow.
Jesus preached His Father's word and his laws when he was on Earth.
And we have the Bible and the Ten Commandments to keep us on the right path.
So ultimately to receive God's love and earn eternal life, we DO NEED TO CHOOSE to open our hearts, let God in and live by His will.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
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Ciao Debi you now have three votes.
Your powerful poem reminds us how much God loves us.
The lines that stood out for me are these:
And some would say 'cause God is love that none of us should fear
That He would never cast us out.
Yes God is love and He sent His son to pay for our sins.
God gave us life but also FREEWILL.
God is our Father and He is there for us 24/7 but it's up to each one of us to choose which path we want to follow.
Jesus preached His Father's word and his laws when he was on Earth.
And we have the Bible and the Ten Commandments to keep us on the right path.
So ultimately to receive God's love and earn eternal life, we DO NEED TO CHOOSE to open our hearts, let God in and live by His will.
Comment Written 08-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
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Awe, tempest, you sweetie pie, you. That is so funny that I was just over to the voting booth and I thought himm, when did this poem get another vote? And here you are!! So I thank you from the bottom of my heart and at least it does my heart good to know that someone else's faith is so close to mine.
Thank you again, Tempest. I appreciate you so very much. God bless you, thank you so much for the vote and I wish you a happy new year!
With much love and hugs! Debi
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Comment from mermaids
Your words bring forth the essence of Christianity and I like your theme of instead of resolutions, focus on Jesus. I like your last line about the importance of forgiveness, so true. Your poetic form is smooth with a musical feel and flow to it, I can hear your words as a song.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Your words bring forth the essence of Christianity and I like your theme of instead of resolutions, focus on Jesus. I like your last line about the importance of forgiveness, so true. Your poetic form is smooth with a musical feel and flow to it, I can hear your words as a song.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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How sweet of you, Elaine. You are always so generous with your comments and I thank you so very much. I am not going to do much writing this year except for tributes people have asked for. But I am hoping to expand some of my reviewing after the corneal transplant and they allow more screen time. I will most definitely get your way then. Thank you for the wonderful review and words for this poem. I wish you a very blessed New Year, my lovely friend. Thank you for the honor of your six stars too.
Love, Debi
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Prayers for your corneal transplant. I am thinking of you. Elaine
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Thank you so much Elaine. I appreciate it so much. Hugs!
Comment from Mintybee
I appreciated this poem with its biblical views and advice. You have a gift for laying out the gospel story very accessibly - and in rhyme, too! Your take on this year's resolution is a good one. Thanks for sharing.
Mintybee
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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I appreciated this poem with its biblical views and advice. You have a gift for laying out the gospel story very accessibly - and in rhyme, too! Your take on this year's resolution is a good one. Thanks for sharing.
Mintybee
Comment Written 02-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Mintybee, you are always so generous with your kind comments and I thank you so very much. I am not going to do much writing this year except for tributes people have asked for. But I am hoping to expand some of my reviewing after the corneal transplant and they allow more screen time. I will most definitely get your way then. Thank you for not just this poem, but for all you have reviewed for me that last few years. I cannot wait until I can pay you and others back. I wish you a very blessed New Year, my lovely friend.
Love, Debi
Comment from Jacob1395
This is a well written piece about the importance of having faith, Debi. I do find it sad at how commercialized Christmas has become and that it seems to have lost it's true meaning. I hope you have a great year in 2025.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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This is a well written piece about the importance of having faith, Debi. I do find it sad at how commercialized Christmas has become and that it seems to have lost it's true meaning. I hope you have a great year in 2025.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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I thank you so much, Jacob. I hope and pray that your new year will be the best and most prosperous for you and your family. God bless you, always and I appreciate all your reviews and support not for only this poem, but for all of the last year. You are so special, my dear friend. Love, Debi
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I thank you so much, Jacob. I hope and pray that your new year will be the best and most prosperous for you and your family. God bless you, always and I appreciate all your reviews and support not for only this poem, but for all of the last year. You are so special, my dear friend. Love, Debi
Comment from forestport12
Love the way you put this. What matters most is what we do with Jesus. New Years day celebration came when I was born again as a 14 year old boy. Appreciate how you tied this into the new year.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Love the way you put this. What matters most is what we do with Jesus. New Years day celebration came when I was born again as a 14 year old boy. Appreciate how you tied this into the new year.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Forest, thank you so much for the things you said during this awesome review.
I'd like to tell you how proud I am of you for your spiritual growth and congratulations as it sounds that it has been during this time of the new year when you gave your life to Christ. Yea, for you, my dear friend.
And thanks again for dropping in and telling it and sharing.
Love, Debi
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Debbie,
This poem is a good reminder that the soul should take presidency over the body. Please help my pray for my children so they find a spark to get faith and return to the church.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Happy New Year.
Joan
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Hi Debbie,
This poem is a good reminder that the soul should take presidency over the body. Please help my pray for my children so they find a spark to get faith and return to the church.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Happy New Year.
Joan
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Dear Joan, I am praying for yours as I do know how you feel. I appreciate your thoughtful and kind words for this poem. This was an important post to me for obvious reasons. Thank you again for all your kindness. Love, Debi
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Thanks for the prays. And you are most kindly welcome for the review.
Joan
Comment from Sugarray77
Hello Debbie. Thank you for penning such a great poem with the message of salvation to those here on FanStory. You simply and effectively shared the truth and the way that they can also know the Lord. A great verse!!
Melissa
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Hello Debbie. Thank you for penning such a great poem with the message of salvation to those here on FanStory. You simply and effectively shared the truth and the way that they can also know the Lord. A great verse!!
Melissa
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Melissa, I appreciate your thoughtful and kind words for this poem. This was an important post to me for obvious reasons. Thank you again for all your kindness. Love, Debi
Comment from GWHARGIS
This is my goal this year. To be a shining example of what it means to be Christian. I want people to see God through my works and words. It starts with one. Beautifully written poem, Debi. Gretchen
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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This is my goal this year. To be a shining example of what it means to be Christian. I want people to see God through my works and words. It starts with one. Beautifully written poem, Debi. Gretchen
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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My dear friend, Gretchen. I must tell you that this may be the most incredible review I have ever received. First of all because you spoke so candidly about your faith here. I have always known you to be a good woman, but I see a spiritual side as well and that means everything to me.
Since I got here in 2021 you have been one of my favorite friends as you have reviewed almost everything I have ever written and I couldn't appreciate you more if I tried.
However, I haven't been able to repay the favor because I am so limited to my screen time. I have only had time for an occasional one here and there.
That was because of shingles in my eyes a few years ago. Now I have a new problem added on to the other one that blinded me in one eye when I had covid in August of this year and got Covid eye and numerous infections that destroyed the cornea and now am on an expensive treatment called Oxervate.
I figured you may have heard of it since being a pharmacist. My eye specialist says it is a $100,000. Treatment and I have two weeks left. Judiverse is also on the Oxervate and is about two weeks behind me.
Then I will be getting a cornea transplant at some point. So for the most part I am done writing a lot this year and slowly going back to working at cleaning up poetry to put into a book I want to publish. Hoping that will also free me up to review more.
And that means I will be coming your way. It's about time I would say. LOL.
So what does that have to do with seeing your spiritual side? I don't know except that I was so touched by your honesty, I felt the need to be honest in return.
Thanks so very much for your very thoughtful review and I wish you all the best as I too know how hard it is to stay true to our belief with satan coming at us all the time. God bless you, my friend. And thank you from the bottom of my heart for your big heart. You are an amazing woman and I am proud to call you friend. (And this is still so hard for me to believe, but I am on day six of another bout of covid) Love and Hugs. Debi
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
It's never a bad time to share the Gospel and try to make sure those you care about will be around to share in the joy of the other side. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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It's never a bad time to share the Gospel and try to make sure those you care about will be around to share in the joy of the other side. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Marilyn, I appreciate your thoughtful and kind words for this poem. This was an important post to me for obvious reasons. Thank you again for all your kindness. Love, Debi
Comment from LJbutterfly
I wish you a very Happy New Year. This is the first post I've read in this new year, and I am inspired by your talent and well expressed message.
Many consider the teachings of the Bible as obsolete, but without being told, as part of humanity, we should innately know if we are doing right or wrong. We should innately know it is good to help our fellow human as we sometime need help ourselves. But, unfortunately, many do not understand that God is love and we should share that love with others.
Reading this poem is a good way to start the new year. Thank you for sharing your very important thoughts, and I wish you all the best in this year.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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I wish you a very Happy New Year. This is the first post I've read in this new year, and I am inspired by your talent and well expressed message.
Many consider the teachings of the Bible as obsolete, but without being told, as part of humanity, we should innately know if we are doing right or wrong. We should innately know it is good to help our fellow human as we sometime need help ourselves. But, unfortunately, many do not understand that God is love and we should share that love with others.
Reading this poem is a good way to start the new year. Thank you for sharing your very important thoughts, and I wish you all the best in this year.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2025
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Dearest Loraine, like I told you in my email, you have no idea how much I appreciate your thoughtful and kind words for this poem. This was an important post to me for obvious reasons. Thank you again for all your kindness. Also for the lovely six stars. Many hugs to you!!
Love, Debi
