This poem!

Enjoy reading it, dear WordPress Christian writers!

Scared to take the first step?

Dear Christian,

Is God calling you too?

Then don’t take it yet,

Let God guide you through.

Take His sub-step.

And even smaller still.

This incremental journey,

Is always God’s will.

You see His steps,

They come in rows.

They are designed by God

To help you grow.

There are many

With special designs.

These steps stop and start

And are heavenly and divine.

If far apart, just stop and wait.

You know that Jesus Christ is never late.

Be patient and still

And watch your steps.

1, 2, 3, 4.

Is Jesus knocking at your door?

“You make good sense,

Christian poet,”

I hear you say.

“But I am so afraid today.”

I answer back

But then I pause.

I see you

Kneeling on the floor.

I see you praying,

“Lord, there’s more!

Why cannot my spirit soar?

I want to grow

And use my gifts

But I am scared

To take this major shift.”

Then I pray again

As a poet

Answering you.

I’m writing this

To help me too.

Not for pride,

But only because

Jesus lives inside.

God’s calling us

Not the dust.

His spiritual gifts

Are not mere crusts.

He has given us

Light and salt.

This divine light

Must never halt.

Spiritual gifts

Lie shelved

And silent.

Like in a vault,

They’re quietly defiant.

These steps are dead.

They bear no fruit

They sadly miss

What Jesus said.

He said, “I am the living bread.”

A Christian gift =useless salt,

If no action is taken

And Christ’s work halts.

Passive and still,

No light on a hill!

Snuffed out

And frail,

Under a veil.

Use your gifts

Without delay!

Only then will

You shout “Hurray!”

Start small and humble,

Come hold my hand.

We’ll do this together

Just as God planned.

One sub-step leads to two and three.

No steps taken, equal

A barren lifeless tree.

Start in the poco a poco

Meaning gradually.

Like a piano player

Playing incrementally.

Then 4 5 6 steps

Will unfold naturally.

Don’t you see

A brand new Jesus tree?

The fruits here grow truly fast,

When Jesus Christ

Is never put last.

The death of carnality,

Plus God’s spirituality,

Brings God’s holy dove

And a supernatural love.

Using your gift produces a light!

It attracts others 

To bring delight!

See how you shine

When you serve God all day?

See how the lost

Are drawn in today?

 

Written by Helen Olenjin