The Beast

The Beast

The Beast sat there patiently in his cage

Yearning to be acknowledged, Yearning to be free

Every time the Beast got the courage, the courage to seek freedom

 It was the master that would keep the Beast at bay with discouragement and false hope

For the master knew how to control the Beast by given him the armor of the world

The Beast wore the shield of unfaithful. For he had no faith in anything, not even himself.

He then put on the belt of lies. For he believed in his master about the world

Then came the armor of unrighteous with the sword of the world. For the Beast would take the world that would benefit him.

Finally, the Beast would put on the helmet of death and damnation. For the Beast did not care on what would happen to him.

With all of his armor on, he spoke of evil things and prayed for money and power.

For the Beast was a lost treasure that was aching to be found.

Joseph Lyle Wieck

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.   Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.  In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:10-18)

I do not know how many times I choice to do my own well instead of God’s well. I have worn the armor of the world instead of God’s armor. I have let the master of the world put me down to a point where I could not get back up again.  I felt lost and alone in the world.  I was making poor decision that not only hurt me but others.  I surrounded myself with things that were not good in my life. I was becoming apart of a world that I dreaded the most. Every time I was close to freedom, I was pulled back into the world. I wanted to escape the bad relationships, swearing, hating those different from me, having no empathy for anyone, and women things that the master of the world was showing me.

I had to put down the sins that were holding me back.  I had to say no to things that I normally say yes to doing. I had to put faith in God that He will provide for me in such a dark places. I realize that I am his lost treasure and there is no where I can hide where He will not find me.  God never quit on me and keeps bringing things in my life that is good. He would help me get through all my struggles. He keeps giving me reasons to fight off the world and get closer to Him. To this day I am still battling it out and I am not alone. I will always win with the grace of God on my side.

If you feel like the Beast and have no clue what to do. I say this to you, God will not give up on you and things will change if you allow Him to change you first. It is okay to fail, you just keep seeking Him. The world can be hurtful but it does not have to keep you in a place where you do not want to be. You can break the chains in your life and you can defeat the things that are holding you back. You are God’s Treasure and He will always find you.

No Just One

Not Just One

Love is more than flower and candy

For flowers will wither away and candy will be eaten

For love should be given every day and not one

When the flowers and candy fade away, love will be right behind it

The touch of her soft lips and looks of her beauty will last forever

For she is your sweetness that brings you joy your life

She is the flower that will bloom to make your life beautiful

For she is the gift of love that you should cherish everyday and not just one

Joseph Lyle Wieck

“This is my command: Love each other.” (John 15:17)

This little poem is for my Sweet Pea who will always be my flower for the last three years and beyond. I am glad that you are my present and future. I look forward to all the great times that will be having together. I Love you and good not live without you.

Love Your Peanut

Wedding Gift

I have never been worried about this wedding with the exception for having a date. When you finally get a date for your wedding you feel a little relieved, at the same time wondering how you are going to pay for it. Just like my future wife, we decided to pray for guidance in this matter. The result as been awesome. I can fathom how God has responded to our prayer. God has been very generous with us. Here is all the blessing he has been giving us thus far:

1. Wedding was free and it is the one that she wants

2. The place of our wedding is only going to cost us $750 instead of $5,000

3. The person doing our photos is one of her family friends and is going to give us more for less of a price

4. My Cuz may do the DJ for a low price or nothing at all

 5. My best men are going to rent their own tux

6. The Father of the bride is going to cook the food

7.  Two people want to be the bartender

8.  Flowers may be cheaper do to knowing the people who do them

9. The place my family is staying is only going to cost around $35 dollars a night

10. My little sister is going to do my invitation.

11. My Pastor doing the wedding (he is willing to come to Florida)

Most of this was possible because of her father. Her father knows a lot of people. Some people will say that he has a lot of connections and that is why your wedding is cheaper than most people. I see it as God’s preparation for our marriage.  God put people in her father’s and mother’s life that goes beyond friendship.  God has been planning this for our lives and it is starting to come together. All of this is coming from a man who did not like me at first. It goes to show how God can soften someone’s heart and open them up to bigger things in life.  I want to thank everyone for putting all the effort to make our wedding come true.  This is not bad for a couple with only one income. This goes to show that God can step in and make an impact in anyone lives if you let him. I believe that God will keep working in our lives on this matter and give us the wedding that He wants us to have.

Difference

I want to live a life different then everyone else. I am tired of being another person who does the same thing everyday. I want to be different. I want to be successful in a way that will help others. I just do not know how to do it. People tell me many things that I need or should do to make a difference in this world. It becomes confusing and frustrating to me every time I hear it. I just want a direction that allows me to affect everyone that comes in contact with me. There are times were I feel like I am doing it. Then there are times where I feel very alone and far away from what I should be doing.

The question now lies on how should you make a difference without becoming lost, frustrated or even alone. The simple answer is you cannot. There are going to be tough times throughout your life.  There are ways you can overcome them when the occur.  Look at the people you surround yourself with and are they dependable.  Are they the type of people that are going to be there throughout your life. You should have at least one person in your life that can be your support beam. 

Then there is doing small deeds for people in your everyday life. The big things are good but are not as common as the small ones. Smalls things are doing simple things like saying “Thank You,” “Please,” to just holding a door for someone. For some odd reason these simple acts have disappeared in our society. People are too in a hurry that they are blinded by the people who need help the most. This is disease is not only in adults but is spreading into our children. Children are becoming ruder with each generation. Parents are not teaching their own children on how to show simple acts of kindness. Instead they are more worried about the next trend. I pray that adults will start doing acts of kindness and that will spread to our children of tomorrow.

Finally do not worry about the results. Sometimes we get so excited that we did good that we get upset that we could not see the results of our work. This is one of my biggest struggles. I have learned throughout the years on how to deal with it.  I find it that is can be easier if we just walk by faith in a sense that we did all we could and now God is going to take in command and lead them somewhere where they were supposed to be.  We have to remember that God is our General and when his troops are trained they will go out and take the world at His well and not ours.

 I now see myself as a trainer in God’s army. I reach people the way God wants me too. I may get down from time to time. I use the few people in my life along with God as my protector and reminder of what I am supposed to be doing. Go out into the world and be a fisher of men or women.

What Exactly Am I

What Exactly Am I

What exactly am I doing when I wait for you

What exactly am I doing when  I hold you tightly

What exactly am I doing when I look into your eyes

What exactly am I doing when I smile at you

What exactly am I doing when I comfort you

What exactly am I doing when I only want to be with you

What exactly am I doing when I only think about you

What exactly am I doing when I pray for you

What exactly am I doing?

Joseph Lyle Wieck

 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

(1 John 4:9-11)

People do a lot of crazy things for love.  Half the time they do not know what they are doing. The main focus is the one they love and they are willing to doing anything to achieve that love.  As a world we need to start cherishing the things we love and treat them better than we do ourselves. It does not matter if you are married or in relationship, or have children. You still need to treat them right. I seen throughout my life that I have not seen this a lot. My hope is love is spread throughout the world in such a way that hate will be no more.



Whole

Whole

We are the opposite of each other in every way

You go in one direction and I go the other

No matter how hard we try to be the same the further we go apart.

We fight because we do not see the other ones pain

We go deeper in our own despair because we trust what we know and are used too

We use only words but is never followed up  by actions

The end result is only sadness and anger

Out of theses differences there can only be happiness

We will never let each down no matter how hard the trial maybe

It is looking at the differences and using it to grow

For the differences is what makes us complete

We put our faith in each other in every step of our walk. We trust that nothing will ever dampen our relationship

For we are opposite but we are also Whole.

Joseph Wieck

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love cover a multitude of sins.”  (1 Peter 4:8)

Throughout my long-term relationship I have grown closer to her. I have also felt very far away from her due to all the differences we have about each other. We are the opposite of each other in most things. Such things as movies, books, tv shows, God, and many more. It has been hard learning to cope with these changes. We would let our anger get the best of us or say things and not do them. The biggest thing we have learned is dealing with the variety of differences that we have and trying to work them out. One come thing that has kept us both together is the love of Christ and not letting the little things get to each other. We learn to compromise and try to understand where each of us is coming from. In order for us to be whole we have to be opposite of each other. What I may need changing she does very well and is able to help me out. This works both ways but you both have to be willing to work with each other. Trust me we are stilling learning this and both of us are not willing to give up on each other. The moment that happens the relationship will never be succesful.  I pray as you read this that you get a better understanding that it is okay to be the opposite of each and that you all yourself to grow into the differences then what you are used too.

Worldly Gospel Vs God’s Gospel

It all began in the Galatians 1:6-10

 ⁶I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— ⁷which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! ⁹As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!  ¹⁰Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ

Throughout my life time I have noticed one common trend that most people tend to focus on. The focus tends to lie with themselves. What can I do to better myself and how much things I can buy with the big income that I have or hope to have some day. This is becoming the new gospel in this world. When you put yourself above everything, you then start to take the Word of Christ and make it into your world instead of God. We wonder why the world around tends to crumble more often than not. I know that I have put worldly things above God and I know the results from it. The bigger problem is I still do it. Why would be the biggest question that most people would ask me. My answer is simple. My Gospel overrides Christ’s Gospel. Therefore I can justify things in life and yes that includes what the Bible says (My way of seeing the Bible and not God’s) and please everyone around me.

This leads me into the Gospel of the World. These are things that people tend to follow more than what God has to offer.

1. Gospel of Materials– This world (especially the USA) tends to focus on how much stuff they have to a point where we keep buying even though we really do not need to have it. We have a lot of poor people out there and we spend thousands of dollars on rims for our car to owning our 300th pair of shoes. We keep buying because it consumes us beyond your needs.

2. Gospel of Sex– As a society we have sex more to pleasure ourselves than keeping it a sacred vow for marriage. Then we give excuses to our love one about what is and is not sex so the need is met. The worse part about all of this is people fall for it. Sex is now something we do instead of something that is saved for your wedding day. If you do not believe me look at all the young women having children because they are having sex at a young age. To make a long debate short it is because they see how society see sex (along with many other things).

3. Gospel of Fake–This is people who tend to be something they are not doing. The biggest example is anyone who says they are a Christian but does not attempt/try to be one. I am not judging anyone who claims to be one. But if you saying that you are one and your dealing drugs, sex, or/and violence than are you really trying to make a difference. Do not get me wrong I have met drug users who changed their life around. I am talking to the ones who seem like they have it together but use God as a way to get his needs met instead of God. Fake goes beyond Christianity. Fake comes from those who do not know how to be themselves around other people because they want them to accepted, liked, and/or not get into trouble with another person/group.

4. Gospel of Greed– Money is the number one thing people want in this world. It does not matte how old or young you may be. The more money you have the more materials you have, the more sex you can get,  and the more fake you become. Money drives people so far away from God that they are lost in their world for good. We cannot depend on what God is going to give us because we want it now. My favorite is when you get churches who preach about how they need money for projects when they really do not need it. The fact remains is Greed destroys man in every fashion.

I know there a lot of things out there that people focus on more than God but I just want to mention a few of them that do not get talk about all that much. The good news about all this is God can overcome it all and more. God does this with his Love, Truth, and Patience. God continues to show us his love and patience throughout our lives so we may make that choice to go to him to find a better path of life. We can seek the truth about how we have been living our life and change it for his glory. We can be his servant in His name. 

If you are feeling empty inside, worthless, ashamed, lost, or just do not know what to do with your life because sex, greed, materials, and not being yourself is not working.  Trust me I have felt all of these things throughout my life at one time or another. One thing I have learned was God was always there to pick me up and told me to try it his way. By making that choice I have seen and experience a lot wonderful things. I have never worried about my bills even when I did not have ay money. God has given me the tools and has shown a lot error of my ways with sex and materials.  Ever since I started to seek him my sexual urges went away along with wanting to spend money that I do not have on things I do not need. I thank the Lord for all the things he has done for me. My only question for you. What Gospel are you living by.

A Renewal

I have been a way for the last couple of months. It has nothing to do with nothing to write or did not feel like it. A lot of it had to do that I do not see the benefits of posting things online when no one reads its but close friends. It was not until my girlfriend flew down here and we met with my Pastor. In that meeting I learned how much I need to work with my future wife on things that I did not even realize. I knew the type of man i am because I have been telling myself that is what I am for as long as I can remember. Through that meeting with my Pastor I realize that I am an angry person with communication/problem solving issues with his future wife. At the same time I realize that is not what God wants me to be. I thought I was this bad person who does things to get by with his girlfriend. I realize God has bigger things for me then I can hope for. These are a few things that God has worked in my life.

1.  To write and share your feelings about God with others by writing it online

2. Pray more for renewal in my relationship with my future wife and my own.

3. Read the Gospel more

From now on you will be see a lot more of writings, poems, and many others things that I have should have done. Thanks for reading this and have a Blessed day

Florida

I have been gone for awhile due to being inFlorida for most of hte month.  I have done some writing and plan on getting back on track from now on. God has give me a lot of confirmation over the last couple of weeks on what I am going to be doing in the future.  The only issue that I am still having is what to do until that day happens.  I  have had people tell me to take classes or possibly intern at my church. I am still praying about it.  I do know that I have to start making descsions on what I should be doing.

A Dream

A Dream

I remember those time we spent together

For in that time we shared all our hopes and dreams

I remember when we held each other tightly

For in that togetherness all our problems and fears melted away

I remember all the smiles and laughter we had together

For that is the foundation of relationship

I remember that there is no distance that can keep us apart

For every mile that we are apart we are drawn closer together

I remember all those times that we prayed for each other

For that is the glue that holes our relationship together

What I remember the most is the amount of love we  have for each other

For that Love conquers all

Joseph Wieck

” Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength.”  Deuteronomy 6:5

A Drink

A Drink 

 

For the Thirst is upon me.

My lips are dry and cannot find the well

No matter how far I look or how deep I dig there is no water in sight

I keep seeking water where there should be plenty.

I only find sand of despair and the smell of bitterness

I keep moving, hoping and searching for the liquid gold that will be my Savior.

I keep going in this cruel world until I am on my hands and knees crawling  to what will hopefully quench my thirst 

Once again I am disappointed of what I long for

It seems no matter what path I choice,  I  get further away from the drink.

I will keep going until I receive the Drink.

Joseph Wieck

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  (John 4:13-14)

One of the most encouraging stories that I feel in the Bible is when Jesus went to the well and talked to the woman.  I have read this story millions of time but the last time I read it felt different to me. If felt that I was to write about it.  I wanted to tell about how we thirst when we do not have Him. When we try to find other ways or do things on are own, and we still end up being lost in this world. How we need to thirst for Jesus and not of worldly things. We need to trust in him in everything we do, instead of just certain things.  When you are thirsty then you need to go to Him.

Loving Someone

Loving Someone

Is love a feeling that every time you think or see her that it makes you smile and feel glad that you are alive.

Is love when your hear is pumping a million times a minute? You do not know what do but think of all the times you had with her and all the good times you want to have with her.

Is love thinking about her each and every day of your life? No matter how hard you try, you cannot get her out of your mind.

Is love when every time you hear her voice or see her face it changes you in a way that you will do anything to be with her.

Is love waiting for the right time to tell her that you just not do not want to spend time with her but you wand to spend the rest of the your life with her.

Is love taking a risk by telling her how you feel  and not caring about if you are going to get rejected.

Is love wanting to be her and comfort her when she is feeling sad or unwanted.

If all of this is love than i am madly in love with you and want to be with you for all eternity.

By Joseph Wieck

“Love is patient, love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8)

The story behind this poem is I was not being very patient with relationships while attending college. I really wanted to be in a relationship so bad that I started to let my guard down.  God intervened and gave me this as a guide line.  When i felt all of them in a woman then that is when I would know that she is for me. It took about another five years until a woman met these. I knew that she is special and to make a long story short I am currently engaged to the most beautiful woman in the world. 

My recommendation for those who read this and do not have someone special is to be patient. God will answer your call on his time not yours. For those who are already in a relationship. Hold on to them. Special people in your life do not come around all that often. If you follow this scripture then your life with that special someone will be golden.

A Dream

A Dream

I remember those times we spent together

For in that time we shared all our hopes and dream

I remember when we held each other tightly

For in that togetherness all our problems and fears melt away

I remember all the smiles and laughter we had together

For that is the foundation of our relationship

I remember that there is no distance that can keep us apart

For every mile that we are apart we get even closer

I remember all those times we prayed for each other

What I remember the most is the amount of love we have for each other

For love conquerors all

By Joseph Wieck

“God is light: in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness. we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1: 5-7)

I wrote this poem for my future wife Lisa.  She is my world and God lead me to write this poem for her. I gave this to her a few years back on Valentine’s Day.  I want you all to know that love is everything in a relationship. It does not matter how far or how angry you may be with each other, as long as there is love everything else will fall into play.  God does the same for us in our relationship with him.

Deep

Deep

As I looked deep into her eyes. My heart pumps faster and faster, for I found her longing stare incredible.  This stopped me from saying those three little words.

Those words that show how much I care. Instead I put my hands to my face in disbelief I wanted to show my love for her. I wanted to say those three little words. All I can do is cry with disappointment. In the end I am not worthy to be with her. Suddenly the warmth of her hand touched my face.

I glanced up at her with fright. To my surprise she was crying too. In that instant I knew what i had to do. I wiped her tears form her eyes, I gave her a smile and told her that I loved her.

By Joseph Wieck

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” (Luke 23: 34)

I have noticed a lot of relationships people tend  to say I love you but it only becomes words and nothing else. People do no understand that saying I love you is beyond words. You should never be afraid to express your life to the one you care about the most. I know it can be hard at times but look at this way. Jesus loved us before we were alive. He loved us regardless of how bad or good we are He will always be there for us.

Cry

Cry

I cry when you are

 not there.  I cry when are

hurting. I cry when I am thinking

about you. I cry when I say goodbye to

you. I cry when I do not see your face. I cry

when I am not holding your hand. I cry when you

do no need me. I cry when I am not with you. I cry because

I love you.

By Joseph Wieck

“Out of the depths I cry to you,  O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.” (Psalms 130: 1-2)

 Of all the poetry I have written. This is the one of my favorites.  As you read this poem, try reading it again and the picture yourself in God’s shoes. I feel like this is what God feels about us all the time. It does not matter if He cries for joy or sadness, He cries for us in every form of our lives.  God is good, all the time.

Cannot Complain

I have a really good week.  I got some overtime from work, I have a hair cut, and my love of my life is coming up this week.  God has been working with me in my writing. It is so good to be blessed by God when someone like me does not deserve it.

God has been speaking to me about preaching to people. He told me once in college that I will be taking care of his children. I am beginning to see that it may not be just his little children but everyone. God has been using the two weakest things in my life and changing it to a big strength. One being writing and the other being speaking. I was never a good writer and I could not speak in a crowd if I wanted too.

Over the last  eight years I have been doing those things. The more I do them and put God right besides me the more it becomes a strength.  Just like the rest of the world I have put myself before God in things that I wanted to do.  There are times were I even do it today.  When I put God in my life first things tend to come together a lot better. For those who read my poetry or know me see a lot what  I am capable of doing in this world.  I pray that God still works in my heart and brings me where i need to be in his way and time.

My motivation is to keep moving forward. Do not dwell on the things I did but learn from them and move on with the forgiveness of Jesus.  This is the main thing that i do in my life and God has shown himself to me in a lot of ways.

A Light In This World

 A Light In This World

A Christian is not a person who takes the easy way out on everything they do. Instead they go for the challenges that God has given them.

A Christian is not someone who goes to church every week. Sometimes God has more important things for them to do.

A Christian is a person who struggles with things in life. For struggling brings them closer to God.

A Christian is a person who give unconditional love no matter difficult the situation may be.

A Christian is a person who walks, talks, and breathes God each and every day of their life

A Christian does not judge people but shows them their faults and helps them cope with.

A Christian is someone who makes mistakes. But they take that mistake and use it as a learning lesson that will help them grow.

A Christian is someone who glorifies God in everything they do.

A Christian is someone loves not only their friends and family but everyone they meet.

A Christian is someone who lives in brotherly and sisterly love with one another regardless of the situation

The Best part about being a Christian is you are never alone.

God is always right besides you each and every day of your life.

Joseph Wieck

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.” (Romans 12:9-17)

I got tired of people telling me what a Christian is and should be. I decided to take this to God and see what he has to say what a Christian is. I know that there are probably more ways than what I wrote but I did not want to make this a thousand pages. I think as Christians we put too much on ourselves and lose sight of what is more important and that is Him.  It’s not about rather we are a Christian or not but how we live for Him. I found this poem as a direction and not a guideline. God does not have those things. Letting other Christians know that is okay to make mistakes and never feel like you have to go way and beyond what God has called you to do. I hope you read this and get a different way of looking at things in your own life. Remember God loves you where ever you are at.

God In Work

I have been asking God to find ways to work at my job. For those who do not know I work with children who have sexually offended another child and they are court ordered to the place I work. These kids have all kinds of issues from anger, defiant, to being subversive. I was blessed to be apart of job with children like these. It was not easy at first but God has been working with me since started. Lots of the hard part have been from other people who criticize me for working with “Lost Children” who will never find their way. For those who know me know that I love challenges, especially when people tell me I cannot do something. 

I started to pray for my kids that I work with. I asked God to open doors and to bring light to these kids in such a dark place. I asked God to use me as the vessel for these kids and to never let me give up on them when their backs are against the wall. Last week God gave me some answers about myself.  God showed me that I bring Joy to my kids when they are down. When they are angry I just start making jokes and they forget about what they are angry about and see the happiness that is around them.  My kids tell other kids that this man (Me) brings a lot of goodness in this place. He (me) is one of the best staff here and he cares about you and the things you go through.  When I heard this I did not know what to say except Thank You Jesus.

Jesus also brought me an open heart to those kids. To listen to them and not solve every problem that comes their way. To love them for who they are and not condemn them for what they did. God has helped me look beyond their crime and look at their heart and show them Love, care, and give them hope.  I have so many stories of the goodness that God has done for me and his children at my job. Instead of sharing them all I just going to tell you the common theme in every story. You just have to show Love and God will do the rest.

I Cry Out

I Cry Out

I fall on my knees to You

For no one believes all the pain that I am going through

For I am a sinner who is broken beyond repair

I cry out for your touch, hoping and waiting.

For I know that You never failed me.

I believe You will heal me when the world tells me no. 

I put my Faith in You while the world tries to strike me down.

For its my faith that drives me closer to you.

For you have touched my eyes to make me see the light you bring into this world.

You fill my heart with love and my spirit with gladness.

Through me the World will see the Power you bring

That Power will cause everyone to Cry Out for You 

Joseph Wieck

“Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?” (James 2:5)

I usually do not write a lot of poems for just one person.  God has really moved me to write this for a woman who is going through all of this and may feel lost or hurt. This is for a loving wife and mother. For a woman who stood tall in front of everything that was evil. This is for you Doreen Sanchez from Jesus Christ. He does hear your crying out from the lost of your sight to all the other health issues you have. But He is also right beside you when evil surrounds you and people telling you no.  People tell you no because you’re a woman of God and no one can have you but Jesus. For He will make the world your playground for love and happiness. There is nothing that the Devil can do to stop you. For you opened your eyes and will inherit the kingdom because of your Love for HIM.   

Just remember God hears all when you cry out for Him. God Bless you Doreen and your entire family.

Love Always

Joe

Distance

Distance

Knowing that where ever you go that person will still be there waiting for you

There is no distance between you and her that will stop the love that you have for each other

 That holding on is not an option but a requirement

 Taking each day one at time and hope for the best

 Believing that God will bring us closer together when we are so far apart

 The only thing that matters the most is when we see each other again

 In the end the only thing we have is each other

 By Joseph Lyle Wieck

 “Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8)

I wrote this because of my long distance relationship with Lisa. I felt that these were apart of the tools that we need in order to have an succssful long distance relationships. If you are in a long distance do not quit when things get hard but embrace it. Let God come in your relationship. I fully beleive that if you can do a long term relationship everything else is going to be easier.

I Believe

I Believe

 I believe that God uses you everyday of your life

 I believe that God lives in you

 I believe that God will never let you go

 I believe that God has something special planned for you

 I believe that God will provide for you

 I believe that God will never harm you

I beleive God loves you where you are at

 I believe that God lives within you

 I believe that God will comfort you

 I believe that God will show you a way

 I believe that God is with you where ever you go

 I believe that God loves you

 By Joseph Lyle Wieck

 “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:40)

I wrote this to show people that God is in everything and that He does beleive in the things you do and still does things for you no matter how bad of a person you say you are.  I have given this to certain people who may feel like God is far from thier lives and they need a reminder of what God is and does.

Movements

Movements

Do not let people decide who you are only you can decide.

Stand up for yourself. If you do not then who well.

Believe in yourself, when it comes down to it that is all you have.

Have confidence in yourself for that will bring you glory in the things you do.

 Hate to what is evil and cling to what is good for that will reflect on who you are as a person.

 The only thing that can stop you from being you is you.

 The one thing you need in life is Faith.  The rest is just a substitute.

 There is always light at the end of the tunnel. You just have to open your eyes and look.

 The only thing stronger than hate is love.

 The one thing you need in life is motivation and everything else will fall into play

By Joseph Lyle Wieck

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and love you have shown him as have helped his people and continue to help them.” (Hebrews 6: 10)

After working many years with children, I found out that I say the same type of things to them.  I decided to write about what I say to them due to the words that  God has given me to speak to ever child or adult that I across. I feel that in a such a hateful world that people need to understand that they can do anything if pointed in the right directions. Being a counselor and saying what i wrote above to children all the time and sometimes more than once. I realize that God does the same thing for us. He continues to speak to us and does it more than once. He wants us to succeeded and do things in his glory just as much as I wanted my kids to see that they can have a better life too. God puts me with his small children to give me that reminder that I need to keep going to Him as his small children come to me. 

My encouragement to the world is you need to realize that you are better than what you think you are. You do not have limits because God does not have limits. When the world is crushing you it is God that picks you up and says no to the world and yes to you.

Love is More Than a Word

Where is God taking me right now. That is a good question that a lot of people ask him. The only answer that I can come up with is everywhere.  God is going to take me and everyone where ever He wants and can use you. In my life God has shown me the power of Love.  For the last eight years God has shown me love through my college, children I work with, to my family. The best part is they all I had the same result. Their lives were changed or moved to do something differently that they may have not done before. I saw people get a whole different perspective of life through the words that God has given me.

Where is God taken me. As of right now it is Cedar Rapids due to the fact that I live here and God has not told me to go anywhere else. But what do with God love is a simple but hard solution. That is to love people who I come across. It can be simple things as saying thank you or a smile. People in this city needs a lot of it due to the flood. I have found out through observation that a lot of people here in Cedar Rapids are rather rude to each other. I have not seen this in this city as much when I was in college. It may be because I was in college but still did not see it.

God is taking me on a trip with people in Cedar Rapids. God wants me to love and show compassion in the places that many people may not see it. I always say “If there is well than there is a way.” I read that somewhere. Some of you may have heard of it. I want to embrace God’s love to others so badly that I cannot contain it anymore. Now I am going to just love others and watch the power of God move through them by the actions and words that He has given me.

Fearless

1 John 4:18

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect love.

We love because he first loved us. if anyone says, “I love God” Yet hate his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, who he has not seen. And he has given us command: Whoever loves God must love his brother”

 

God has been opening my eyes when it comes to Love VS Fear.  It is a very simple concept to love your brother because God loves us. But if we love without fear then why is there so much hate in the world? Why do people settle for things that are easy and simple when God has so much more to offer? Why do we push people God aside when they need him the most? Why do I not know everyone in my church? Why is are country so blessed but refused to feed, clothe, and house the poor? Why do churches preach about love but yet they are so far away from showing it?

 

I found a few ways that people tend to fear over. People tend to be afraid of standing up for others, God and themselves.  The reasons for this is people tend to say to themselves. What will others say if I stand up for this person. Is it going to make me look bad?  How is this going to benefit me if I do stand up for this person? I cannot do that if I tried? Is it God’s well for me to do it?  Then the fear takes over and the end result is you doing nothing or being so afraid of what others may think that you do not do it.  In some cases it could cost you your family, friends, or even something simple as material things. We are a society who does not want to risk those things.

 

Some other things that you have to ask yourself is this;  Are we loving and caring about are brother or are we just looking away because we do not want to see it.  Maybe its the fact that we are afraid to step out of our comfort zone in life for another person we just met. Have you ever asked yourself how we can love a God who we cannot see but we cannot love people who we do see?  Fear is what drives us away from God. Fear is what drives us to be lonely. Fear is what drives us to not do God’s will. Fear makes us comfortable in what we are at right now. We than punish everyone who is different than us. (homosexual, poor, old different religion and ect..)Why do we do this to people. The main reason is we are afraid to understand differences of others. We lack the understanding that everyone is God’s children and we need to love them no matter where there are at.  I always find it easy by asking myself if i were Jesus what would he do? The common answer is love them and hate their sin.  If you think about it for a second even Jesus was different. He was a Jew who started to do radical things for God. He got dumped on just as much if not more than yourself. You know what he did? He prayed for them and loved them. One of my favorite scriptures is when Jesus is on the cross and says to God “Lord forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”  That is something that the churches and everyone individual needs to do. We need to love and forgive others when they are not doing what they should be.

 

Another thing that we need to do is Love them with simple acts of kindness. I Believe God does not want us to do things in big amounts unless he calls us to do so. But saying simple things like please and thank you to those who serve you. Being polite when someone is being rude to you. Serve others by talking to them about their life. Listening to what others are saying and not trying to solve their problems. I found how I reached more people by not even using the Bible (Unless the opportunity comes and God gave me a word).  People tend to get afraid of you when you do. They feel dirty and have a hard time opening up.  I know other Christian looks at me weird when I say  “Not using the Bible. What is wrong with you? It is God’s word and the Good News needs to be spread” I do not disagree with that but I think we get confused with His time and ours.  YOu have to tell yourselves by feeding non believers the Bible by the shovel full going to help them or make them more afraid of God.  Move on God’s time and not your own. Show them love by your actions and the Bible will come with time. Be the leader who will meet them on their level instead of them meeting on yours.

 

I will leave you with a few simple questions

 

What are my fears and how can I over come them?

 

Am I living for the world or for God?

 

What are my fears that are preventing me to reach my neighbors?

 

Am I loving others with simple acts of kindness?

 

I pray for everyone you that God will show you the power of his love and that you spread it to the world.