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GENTLE HEART MINISTRIES
Soft Petals Of Poetry By Ruthie
His Disciples
 Reduce Me To Jesus
Reduced to Christ O’ Lord let it be
A whole lot more of Jesus and
and a whole lot less of me
Let your beauty be seen in me
A smile, and laughter,
a tenderness to all I see
God reduce me to Jesus
Oh God let it be
Christ only always
to be seen in me Reduced to his love,
and compassion, living in me Come and surround my life
with your great love Lead me and guide me
with strength from above Help me to deny myself
of my own hearts desire to lean on you Jesus
then I will not tire Let me a true disciple to be
to reach out with love to all I see
Carry my cross so gracefully
To carry your testimony so carefully
To carry your Word so prayerfully
To never bring
shame to your Holy name To always bring you honor
and never blame To know you
always as tried and true To bring you glory in all I do
Soft Petals Of Poetry by Ruthie
September 20, 2007 ©
 His Disciples
We are His disciples at His feet we sit and learn For fame or for glory our hearts no longer yearn O’ the peace to be humble is our solemn prayer Just to simply trust in Him, and cast on Him, our every care We are His disciples we learn to walk in His way The more we sit at His feet the more we want to stay All His children are gathering there no one else can we see Only on our Savior Jesus, our eyes are fixed on Him for eternity We listen to each golden word and truth Knowing as we learn, we are His disciples here on earth The servant is not greater than His Master don’t you see If you are taught by your Master Jesus, a disciple you must be Come His beloved servants; and sit down at His feet Be taught by your Master Jesus His lessons are so sweet Sing to Him your praises and lift your hearts in prayer There at your Master feet no other place can compare Sitting at the feet of Jesus none else my heart could afford Giving Him my life and heart is my heavenly reward Soft Petals Of Poetry By Ruthie, ©®,2004
At His Feet
At his feet I am His guest
At His feet I find my rest
At His feet no more sorrow or pain
At His feet His mercies rain
At His feet such joy and peace
At His feet all fears release
At His feet I long to be
At His feet He beckons to me
He gives me joy and peace within
Forgives this child if I have sinned
He dries away each teardrop in my eyes
Calms all fears, sorrows, and sighs
At His feet my resting place
At His feet His amazing grace
Come His child sit down at His feet
He will adorn you with mercies sweet
When time for us will be no more
We will sit at His feet on heavens golden shore
Soft Petals of Poetry by Ruthie ®©
(Cleansing)
In His Very Image
As I stood looking in the mirror,
my heart began to leap Was this the new woman made perfect in Christ
whose image I must keep Sometimes I see a glimpse of Christ
being perfected in me Other times the old women who has died in Christ
is looking back at me Let me always remember it is no longer I
that lives but Christ in me There is no room for the old
only Christ’s beauty shining forth in me Let me quickly remove the burial cloths
of what I used to be I must quickly adorn myself with salvation’s gown
of Christ being formed in me For I’m a new creation of his vibrant life you see
Daily my lord is being formed in me
Oh my precious Lord as you have came to live your life in me
Please cast away all my sins into salvation’s sea
Oh lord!
I long to have more of You
and a whole lot less of me A total surrender all of my life to thee
There is no room for anger,
and unforgivness to dwell in me Only the great love of God
looking through my eyes at all I see You have given me beauty for ashes;
your wondrous joy is dwelling in me I sing redemption’s songs
as your Holiness is being perfected in me You have become everything to me,
with your grace you have beautified me God please continue to tear down the old,
the new construct in me Come Holy Spirit
help me to be all that I must be For I am still in construction, and in recovery,
the master engineer
is still at work building His new life in me Like a rose in the early spring,
a blossom of beauty unfolds Your new life is blooming
as my hearts flower unfolds I am my beloved’s garden,
where he alone dwells in me There in my garden of delights
my Lord will be found in me There among the lilies
and the flower of his field That is where you will find me
as to His Words I yield I no longer want to be in control of me
I relinquish all my rights to thee
Poetry by Ruthie ©® 2001
Father Glorified
(John 15:8)
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
Come learn of Me.
(Matthew 11:28-30)Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(Matthew 16:24)
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
(Colossians 3: 1-17)
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God's right hand in the place of honor and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.
For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry. God's terrible anger will come upon those who do such things. You used to do them when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds. In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this new nature within you. In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father.
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