stories,poems & words by denis karema

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STORIES, POEMS & WORDS

Written by Denis Karema,

Sling & Faith Publishers.

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STORIES, POEMS & WORDS

2012 by Denis Karema, Nairobi, KenyaAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be

reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any

means without written permission from the author.

www.deniskarema.com

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I write ,

To the Man who came out of the tree house to the re-

sponsibilities of manhood. The Man waiting for an incredi-

ble darling, the Romantic man to an incredible wife, He

protects those in his circles, leading them to Godliness, an

anchor of hope to His family and friends, the courageous

one who boldly lives out an abundant life.

To the Lady, radiant like the sun, queen like Esther, keeping

herself pure , humble, has overflowing compassion and is

an example of Godliness and contentment. The passion-

ate wife of the Godly man. She consistently prays for her

family and friends and even in the darkest of nights she is

bold because He who lives in her has overcome all.

For those who arent yet , almost , or distantly far away

from this description, this book will be like a compass. Let

the Journey begin.

Denis Karema

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Contents

Introduction 1

Stories, Poems & Words .2-42

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Introduction

Thank You for Purchasing a digital copy of this book.

Stories, Poems and Words.

These are inspired writings of what God has been doing

in the life of the author , the contributors and in thelives of those around them, coupled with poems of vast

topics from passion to dreams of an African child and

words of knowledge thatll lead you to a point of medi-

tation and hope.

This book has amazing imagery and profound revela-tions making it a good read to both poetry lovers and

those who want to live a significant life.

This book is good for your heart!

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DEDICATION:For you,

feeling the consistent ,tender , involuntary beat-

ing of your precious heart.

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Together

Id love to take a journey with you,

to a golden horizon at sun rise,

Dance with you on an iceberg in

the middle of the sea,

Bring the glow on your face as the

stars bear witness,

Make you smile like your all timefavorite joke,

When am with you, its feels like a

dream come true.

Id love to take a countryside drive

with you,

See the curves on the rift valley, a

symbol of your beauty,

Ride the hills on a bike and see the

wind blow your hair,

I am head over heels for you my

queen,

Well do a candle lit dinner under

the acacia trees in the park,

Pitch a tent on the beach, watch as

the ocean engulfs the sun at sun-set,

Compose serenades for you,

When am with you, the worlds in myhands.

Were at our golden years now, I can

barely see and you are still the most

beautiful lady I know,

We build a family together, now we

play with our grand children,

When the sun took long to rise we

prayed together,

When the storm took our rooftops

we stuck in,

When am with you Ill fight for love,

Until my last heart beat, Ill use my

last breath to say,

You are my love, I held you more

times than I held my phone,

I only yelled at you when the house

was on fire,

I spent precious moments with you,

you are my dream come true,

When I am with you, I am complete.

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I want you

I want to marry you at the beach,

See our singlehood disappear in the waves,

Sail with you to an island afar, where its just you and i,

Serve you juice from the coconut, catch you a colored fish,

I want to ride in the humongous waves, floating in the splendor of your

beauty,

See it's you i waited for all my life, its you i want to love to the end of my

days.

I want to wake up to your face, to the glowing eyes full of love,

Taking a walk in the park, sometimes not even saying a word,

Having you by my side is so refreshing, its like a cold drink in scotching

sun.

I prayed everyday that I'd meet you my love, i want to paint the sky with

your name.

Once He creates a clean heart in us, its not a magical heart that it stays

clean by itself.

How does one keep their house clean, isn't it by constantly dusting and

scrubbing, washing the dirty things, folding and arranging, throwing out

the garbage and so on?

Well Keep your heart clean this year. Be careful what you let in, pray con-

stantly, read the word, obey His commands and Love!

By His grace alone can we do all the above.

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Baby am waiting for you, i ain't en-

rolling for a test drive,

Walking ,matching and trampling

delicate hearts, the excuse being am

looking for a golden yolk,

They make it the less popular thing,

to only open my pants when am

changing cloths,

To tame lust, be a real man and not

an irresponsible boy.

Baby wait for me, we'll go through

life together,

in the meantime I'll be busy makinga difference, busy serving my hood

with hope,

Putting my beautiful feet into useful

work.

Baby i met the son, more glamorousthan the sun,

My past life where my body led me is

gone,

I can't erase the records of my reck-

lessness, jumping from one bed to

another.

Son Bond

But the son made me a new, with

him am becoming the man,

Gone like yesterday are my vices,

where virtue dwells i pitch a tent

Now am waiting even though i

ain't a picture perfect painting

I want to redeem the image of the

man God made,

I love God, and I hate sin.

Baby i know your past may have

been cruel, you want to forget

some things you did,

I know when you were in the

world you may not have beenspared,

I also know that you met the son

too, He made you a new like a new

born baby

And you have held up this far, you

have shun the past waysAm coming in your path baby,

I'll sweep you off your feet soon,

and my arms will always be

stretched to hold you

Me and you joined to the heart by

the Son.

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You are my line of best fit, My curve

on a smiley face,

You are the colored bubble I blow,

On my saxophone I make a sere-

nade for you,

Your beauty struck me like a cane,

The effects stuck to me like a tattoo,

A deep rooted tree we be, The wind

blows us sideways,

But it will not split us. You got pas-

sion for life you know,

Our purpose on earth is revealed,

You live for Christ, make Him

Known,

You are unashamed youll get a

crown,

Godliness and beauty I cant resist,

You share your life, help others

grow,

My Line Of Best Fit

When you sweep her off her feat, stretch your hands so you hold her, or you will

break her.

The little you show compassion for,

And your gifts and talents you fully

exploit,

How can I resist a dream come true.

Like Mist clearing in the morning,

Is me getting to know you better,

Seeing more than meets the eye,

You are wrapped in a rainbow,

This love is so real, I want to draw it

on my wall,

I want to take a picture of it and up-

load,

Before the day grows old and the

sunset dims,

I want to join the dots, finish the

graph

The line of best fit,

Is you girl.

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One way to avoid heartbreak in

the church.

Not every

man/woman you meet is meant

to be your spouse.

When someone [of the opposite

sex] comes into your

life, ask God to show you their

purpose in your life, or

yours in theirs before the emo-

tions cloud your good

judgment.

Once it is complete, learn to move

one. *JM

you are the rose, always

fresh..like a daisy..virtuous..like a

lily..

you inspire hope in me, a lot like

the almond blossom,

your love is like the amaranth,

splendid beauty of the Amaryllis.

Ambrosia, my undying love for

you,

you are my partner, true to you

like the arbor Vitae flower,

nothing is going to change my

love for you,

i love you only, like the arbutus

flower.

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well i have been doing some think-

ing, this is after the last time i actu-

ally helped a beggar in the streets,

I wondered why i judge alot, why

the first thing in my mind is not

helping by questioning why? why

are you begging for food, you look

all healthy and you can do some

work, earn bread like the rest of us

and now wait for me to be over-

whelmed with compassion so i feed

you, i wondered about all this whys

but i never asked myself , " what if

it were me begging" , "what would

Jesus do" how can i reach a hungry

soul if not by filling the stomach

first, what happened to just helping

without judging, i am guilty so

many times, so much that i do not

often stand and talk to that young

man begging in the streets, just to

get to know why he does it, well

sometimes i do, I buy food and walk

with it eager to bless anyone..

These are often the times when i

also need God to come through for

me,..its so hard to do intentional

acts of kindness.

Food and Soul but lately i have thought about

what Christ says, that what i do to

the least of then, its unto Him i do,

and i repent for so many times i

have left Christ hungry, and i am

challenged by God's word, Jesus'

approach is strange, Just Do It.

leave the judging to Him, i do be-

cause its Him in that alley, dressed

like someone i wouldn't give a sec-

ond glance, smelly and risky to ap-

proach, yet craving for love in the

form of a bread and milk, a hug and

a warm sweater, a place to sleep,

there is something each of us can

do, to those we see and snob, eve-

ryone needs this love, this food,

everyone needs this form of obedi-

ence."For I was an hungry and ye

gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye

gave me drink: I was a stranger, and

ye took me in: Naked, and ye

clothed me: I was sick, and ye vis-

ited me: I was in prison, and ye

came unto me. ".May Jesus open

our eyes to see..all these peo-

ple..and truly when we are judged

by our fruits, we will emerge victori-

ous.

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Today I saw a dirty man in tartars, all smelly, I assumed he was

mad.

I didn't even think of saying hi, Not even sharing a smile.

Then I got a thought so compelling,

The prodigal son, having the best of pig life, low life smelly like a

carcass.

Who can even consider embracing such?

Running towards him with passion, tear drenched eyes.. probably

holding his breath for life sake but giving him a lifetime embrace..

And the dance on reunion, Round and round like the globe.To a father the son is always a son, Regardless of how lost he is..

The privilege to come back stands.

An offer sealed by blood.

Not just any blood, but that of the Lamb.

his clothes may never be clean even with bleach, but his record was

wiped clean..

well I thought of going back to my steps and at least tell him some-

thing, or throw a note at him... but am already on something, I'vebegan the long day, like many going somewhere,

Covering more distance than a rotating globe..

Seeing pixels instead of the big picture..

I learn two things..

Love can be shown to anyone, the first thought is worth riding on,

Jesus has no problem embracing our smelly red as scarlet selves,

More to it He offers us life, if we only discover it like the prodigal,

Walk back to him, do the illogical.

Embrace

We were created to bring glory to God.

We can choose the path of sin and never be seen again or wecan choose the path of life and never die again.

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Here goes virtual pleasure

Vital organs under pressure

A dial away and shes game

My flame of lust I bring to ash

Me using her and shes doing the same

Can I overcome this body, I feel so much

shame

I want to delete number lust

I need to un-friend her sinful chainsNo more following her deceitful curves

I need to be straight, like wood on a cross

Turn around, kill the body

For it profits me nothing

And costs a hell lot

I choose to be unashamed

Kick out my habits like polio

Delete my portfolio of women

Be cleansed by Jesus, my mind renewed

My life bold and un-conformed

Goodbye number lust

Shift, delete and I throw away the bin.

Number Lust

There are numerous things, people, patterns that distract uswith a promise to bring us life but really only Jesus can dothis.

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Someone asked me, who is a Christian? I told her its anyone who

chooses to be in a relationship with Jesus. So today i wondered why Je-sus did not ask His disciples to be Christians..dah! its coz they already

knew Him personally and they'd accepted His call.

So then it means that it doesn't end with us accepting Him? Nope..He

had more instructions to them that yielded to Him, its like a worker bee

being groomed for its role, the queen bee says something like this on the

worker bee commissioning day,

Go and collect all nectar the wild flowers offer, continually bringing it to

the hive, making the sweetest honey from it. And behold there'll be

enough honey for all rainy days.

So then the disciple is proactive, continually multiplying and teaching the

converts about Jesus. The disciple takes time with the 'new Christian '

and transfers the concept of making disciples to them. And as the last

drop of hot water hit me..i knew..that the answer to who is a Christian, a

Christian is a disciple of Jesus who makes disciples of Jesus. And like a

worker bee, The Christian's focus is in this..and the master's promise is

that He'll be with the person who does this even to the end of time. Ask

Jesus to help you bear fruit

Bear Fruit

we go proclaim Him, We go live like He is in Us, We go light upa world that's used to pitch darkness, salt to people who have had

flat food, bring taste to our generation, build an appetite for godli-

ness, am sick of just fighting to recycle, plant trees, pay taxes, ba-

sic education and NOTHING to do with Jesus and His free gift of

salvation.

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The next chapter, like knowing what God intends you to learn..I wonder,

have you felt you are at war in yourself, You want to hide what God saysin your life, i flip to a page written by Paul, a man who was determined to

always move forward, its all Romans 6, not all talk, he offers insights on

how to be dead to sin, how to be ruthless with the sin, Because Christ

died to kill it, death to sin. Verse 13 is interesting, no to using your body

to serve sin.

Sin is a jealous master..given a chance it entangles and intertwines worse

than a spider, kills slowly like poison, and gives a swift ticket to life on the

other side away from heaven, oh should i sin and repent instantly?

sounds very convincing, verse 14 reminds me, let not sin be my master,

that foils my brilliant idea, to gamble with Christ. A good way to over-

come this self made king is constant talk with Jesus.

A ruthless attitude with sin goes along way in containing it. At least for a

day, and sin reminds us of where we are weak, Our slippery tongue, our

lustful eyes, our greedy hearts, our hidden acts, verse twenty gives us a

great conclusion in the sin story, in the past i was a slave to sin, and

goodness did not control me....now you are free from sin and slaves to

God. its a radical and less popular choice..to choose life..even literally be-

cause sometimes our bodies are pushed to the threshold..DannNumber8

says it in 'Flush it ' work on eliminating sin enzymes, and itll not consumeyou. Pray for each other, encourage one another, rebuke one another,

share truths you learn. This is Love. Flip!

Flip!

Compared to eternity our lives on earth are just a moment,

make it vibrant like a photo moment.

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Stepping into the ocean away from the sandy beach was not easy for me,

day one i thought i was going to drown and the shallow water harboredsea urchins which really prick another reason to stay at the beach looking

fly in them sun glasses and spf. And this gave me many fond memories of

times in my life i stayed away from taking chances because of fear.

I sat and watched others like me overcome their fear and swim, though

with random involuntary intake of salty water in their mouth, I knew that

maybe if i try i may, That there was great victory in taking chances.

Finally day two i decided to go see how the water would treat me, i had

the same amount of fear but i was ready to take a chance. Well needless

to say float, that is unless an anchor is tied to our necks. From this i

learnt a lesson to win requires a step of faith, a choice to be.

Its amazing how timely this lesson is based on the fact that a new year is

here, The year where fear takes a back seat and i conquer the world.

Doing my best with what i have to give glory to the only one who made

the ocean, the hermit crabs, the sea archins, the Huge tides, everything.

Take a chance!

Take Chances

Feel safe in His Hands, they are the same one's that have been

holding the universe for millions of days.

Yes you're His child and He loves you but God also loves HIS GLORY!

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is

no respecter of persons: Acts 10:34 KJV

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You are my source of faith, You can

do all

Even what I cant think of you can

What I want to face, Giants that

eclipse me,

I can do all things,

Through you Jesus, you give me

strength,

To move mountains, leveling hills..

You do everything well , 365 * my

age you can,

Sustain a beat on a weary heart,

Make feeble feet stand up,

Make me stand before kings of the

world,

I be favored before men like you

were,

In the eyes of God am Justified,

By you Jesus who does all,

Source

100,000,000,000 birds are not worried about what to eat this morn-

ing, why should you?

What I can and cannot think I can

ever do

You bring to fulfillment ages of

prophesy

I shall not fear

Anything, anyone You alone

You are God supreme.

My enemies they get to know

You all to well, And they fall to my side

I am a majority with you

Even the wind calms at your voice

And you reveal to me, I cannot forget

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The leader I be, The dream of an Afri-

can Child

To have a leader passionate about

his family, with details like an African

mother,

Who has tamed his greed , is not

concerned about class,

Long shot to have virtue and leader

ship in one person? No

As a son of Africa values I can learn,

if only someone with them comes my

way,

The ones I see stole my books,

feasted on public funds,

They contracted their children to pro-

vide crucial services, but their chil-

dren are as greedy as them,

I am a son of Africa, yet to see

tapped water,

My elected leader lives in a palace,

Dream of an African Child

the greatest satisfaction in my life is in investing in the lives of oth-

ers.

I wonder how he forgot about us,

our plight isnt even in his dreams.

The leader I want to be sees poten-

tial and looks out for opportunities

for us, She is like a mother to the

community, every child is his own,

My leader will protect our inter-

ests, he will not feast on stolen

funds,

We children of Africa want a brand

new land,

Graft will be in history books,

No child will miss medications,miss class since funds were misap-

propriated

I cry for healing.

Peace not running from bullets

Preventable diseases become his-tory

They belong to books like our colo-

nial stories

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Choices! Everything is a choice. You choose what todo (study/work), you choose where to stay, you even

choose whom to love or marry.

We make choices everyday and we have to believe

that God has given us the wisdom to choose right and

His grace to live with the choices made!

As much as He forgives us when we repent and turn

away from the dark big things (sin) we've done, we're

meant to repent of the little things (equally sin) and

turn away from them as well.

Yes! i.e. If u have a habit

of lying to your boss thinking it means nothing just

because he's your boss, you better think again and refrainfrom doing so! Sin is sin.

That lie leaves

you accountable to God, so speak the truth today!

You can do it and it surely sets you free!

Forgiveness

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Dominion we took

The bosses on the wide world we be

Opinions of the wise we disregarded

When there was plenty to conserve, I wasted

Used up and fossils in my field, the smoke, the waste I gave the atmos-

phere,

Until it rose and got to the polar bears,

And my seasons became unpredictable,

Insane I think I must have been, seeing all the methane I deliberately re-leased

In the name of industrialization, anything will pass,

Factories turning rivers to chemicals,Fish dead and inedible,

Our children have no fresh water to drink,

No clean stream to swim,

The birds flying on polluted air

We let out so much toxic gas, you can spot it from space,

We come from open fresh atmosphere to a man-made oven,

We need to act before we toast, Recycle water, manage waste,

Harvest when it rains, use well when it doesnt

Plant a bush, use some solar,

We were given authority, and we forgot responsibility,

Our children will not have to go to the mountain peaks for fresh air,This is a mega crossword,

We need everybody to fill their part.

Green about Green

And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These

are the sacrifices that please God.

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What do you do,

When on following God's command you land at a point of lack,

you are in dire need,God is letting you be in that point for a while,

You almost wonder if this journey of obedience is worth it,

At that point ,somehow you forget the greatness of God in your life previ-

ously,

You forget how He has remained faithful..

All you care is you are stuck,

Well, you are not the first.

Exodus 17 is all about this,

Guys who'd seen the red sea split and swallow their enemies,

Guys who had eaten manna,

Now they are seeing Moses as a co conspirator to kill them and all they

have in this world.

Well the good news is that,When God says He has good plans He's not bluffing,

Some rock has been sitting there since creation,

Waiting for Moses to hit it so that his guys can have fresh

water,

Do not lose hope,

In the land of lack,

There is provision,

It only takes God + Faith + Stick + Obedience..

Just trust God and Obey Him..

He speaks..even now..

Massah

If you are impatient you will end up with the bee and not the

honey.

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waiting on you Lord,

Hopeful,

That what i can't do,

Is so easy for You,

I wait for some light,

A word to guide me to what's right,

Its taking so long,

Sometime i slept, other times i left,

Its getting steeper,

Won't You whisper,I pray till i sleep,

Till today,

You have not come through yet,

But i want to be busy doing Your will,

i choose to Praise you,

Hearts courageous,

Even as my heart bleeds,

Lord,all these people i see, walk past me,

Won't you use one..

The itch on my back is too much,

And am still waiting for you to stop it,

Or for you to give me hands,

I wait,

On this street corner i live,

I beg, i sing to them as they walk by,

None of them wants to come near ,

Am used to my smell but they aren't..

Lord will you not come through for me.

Wont you use one of them today.

Waiting on You

However dark the clouds the sun finds a way to penetrate and

shine.

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imagine you are in a space shuttle,

Somewhere in space,

As you enjoy the view of the galax-

ies you begin to zoom in..

To a small dot,

Its size is like a dust particle,

Its Earth,

An insignificant part in size com-

pared to the galaxies,

So you try zoom in further,Sky scrappers are not in sight,

Your range rover cannot be seen,

Your cat 'melody' is nowhere in

your view..

Sadly you discover how insignificant

'things' are,

As you zoom out in frustration

some truths dawn on you,

Written truths you read before,

That God holds the earth in His

hands,

He knows everyone in that small

dot,

imagine you are in a space shuttle,

Somewhere in space,As you enjoy the view of the galax-

ies you begin to zoom in..

To a small dot,

Significance

I have not seen anyone throw a stone at a fruitless mango tree.

Their hair count,

Their names are engraved..

You slowly discover that signifi-

cance is only found in the mighty

creator of the universe,

Jesus Christ..

That God saw it fit to send His only

son to die for the dwellers of the

dot..

So as you zoom out completely andset course to come back to earth,

You come with a renewed mind..

Of what significance is all about..

And you decide to have success in

becoming significant.

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God invested enormous talent in all of

us..so be the best there can ever be..

~long ago people feared giants, theywore heavy armor while preparing to

face them but still the giants were done

with them in a second..

one shepherd however decided he

could take out a giant.

Unlike the rest he decided to consult

God so he could do this extra ordinaryact..God had ages ago created small

sharp stones that could kill giants..

nobody before had bothered to ask Him

how to kill a giant..David did and a gi-

ants death became only a 'stone throw'

away..so what giant is standing in the

way of you achieving your full poten-

tial..?You just need to ask the 'sharp stones'

creator...

Nothing is a giant to Him.

Psalms 33: 6-7

The sky was made at the Lord's com-

mand.By the breath from his mouth, He made

all the stars.

He gathered the water of the sea into a

heap.

He made great oceans stay in place.

Facing Giants

He found me a Captive tosin..a touch from Him andam no more Captive, amforever Captivated by Him..Sinning against Him insteadof singing for Him..How

could it be, that a man sofull of himself would figureout how to born again,How would You say, It is fin-ished, Yet my struggles i stillhave, my pain is far fromgone, How could you bearthe sight of sick, the hungry,the oppressed..from theCross..and yet declare it isfinished?

Until you set me free, until Iwas no more a captive..I thought it was unfinished..But the new life you gaveme, filled me with your HolyGhost, gave me power overmy past, and i also de-clared..It is Finished..

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In He comes, hardly any space to pass,

I turned into a landlord of this temple,

Anything goes, anything trades,

No space, no time..just busyness

From afar i can't notice, the master is furious,

seeing what businesses in the temple am doing

Have walls full of pride, shelves with un forgiveness,

Tables full of idols and lust

I can see how disgusted He is

When tables start flying,

When my stock is thrown away,

What i hold so dear its a loss now

I can't believe he doesn't support this venture, of business in His temple.

As i reflect and clear the messI discover, its for my sake He turned them tables

That i seek Him with all purity,

Because my body is His temple.

No more tables, just me on my knees

The air so fresh, His presence fill the temple

Father forgive me for being a landlord

Of a Temple that isn't actually mine.

Turn Tables

If you cant make the effort to work out the little things

God has trusted you with, be it a job, how then can

you expect that you'll be able to make the effort in the

bigger things like a commitment.

Lord prepare me through the little things, before you

grant me the bigger ones.

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As i sat talking to her,

i remembered the day i gave my life to Christ,

memories of God's favor in my life came alive..And i shared some with her,

16 years ago is when i began this walk, a journey of faith,

A Loving, powerful, Omnipresent Daddy,

who through the years has stood with me, been there as i took steps, as i

fell, as i rose, as i went steady and as i

discovered my most strategic position is on my knees.

I gave up rights, all of them for Jesus, now am on privileges,

As i shared the unrehearsed story i saw i still have alot

pending.

And as she knelt in tears,

And asked Jesus into her life..I just thanked Jesus, for my friend is on day one of the rest of her life.

A life where she has a personal relationship with Jesus,

The very one who died on the cross for me,

And rose on the third day..

He who makes me a better man,

He who i live for,

The center of my life. Jesus.

Welcome to the Kingdom my friend.

Welcome to the Kingdom

The love of God is like the suns rays, nothing can separate youfrom it.

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I was listening to a speaker one night,

talked about Jesus words,

greater works than these you will do,

I got thinking,

Is it just miracles,

Healing lepers, raising the dead,

Coz if it is then i have not been able to heal any leper,

But think of it,

Even after Lazarus was raised from the dead, he died years later,

The lepers also died of may be another disease..Greater works,

I think it was more about expressing love and not doing miracles,

Because acts of love last lifelong,

No wonder the conclusion is,

And the greatest of these is love..

Being kind,

Being selfless,

And every single day I see opportunities to show love,

Coz its not rocket science,

If u don't see any,

Just buy a meal ,pop into a public hospital, meet a stranger and bless

them.

Help an old man cross the highway,

Passionately love people,

What ever you do to the least of them,That you do unto Me.

Least

Most of the times the things God asks you to do are

extremely hard or uncomfortable, especially when it

involves another person.

But then again "OBEDIENCE" is submissive

compliance, not "submissive compliance depending on how you feel."

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Amazing how bolt can run faster that everyone else but soon another

faster athlete will emerge.

Amazing how we tag our livelihood on an employer, until the company

goes under,

In life so many of the things that seem like strong pillars that we can hold

on to eventually bend and break,

And we wonder still, what will remain constant.

All this while our worries, our past hurt, our human nature, our carnal

minds, all these and more prevents us from the discovery of the con-stant.

Our friends forsake us, our family betrays us, until all we have, all we are,

are desperate, thirsty people.

Wondering all the while, yet having the answer all along.

The Only One whose love is awesome, The one who in my life makes allthe difference,

My only constant.

The only constant,

Jesus Christ.

Won't You invite Him over?

Constant

I look at the great scenery and I know there is God. Spontaneousbig bangs cant do, its too lame an excuse! Merged hills, the sun-set, the tides on the beach, the tender breeze;

Could not have evolved from a pile of soil, a drop of water or agentle movement of air.

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she is the lady,

the one who paints me in all her fu-tures

the one who passionately loves me,

everyday i think of her, and i can't

stop loving her,

like she stole my heart away,

and i want her and also what's

really best for her,

i used to be selfish, relating with hermade me love for her best interests,

almost like the Holy bible saying we

love like Christ,

that's how i see it lady,

but love does not mean the absence

of life's battles

some which are fought together,

some which are personal

because the desire to be better, to

be more like Christ

is not one our lifestyles embrace,

and some bring us to the edge,

then back again to safe harbor,

every day i learn something new,

sometimes its exciting, mind blow-ing,

other times its the struggles i try

hide, that are pointed out,

i discover once more that i am still a

work in progress,

and she too is clay in a potter's

house,

You/yours

and we both say,

i need you Jesus to come to my res-

cue, I need to talk to someone, a

wise man seeks mentors,

not really to be like them but to

learn from them,

a wise lady does the same too,

because relationships are about ex-posed hearts,

possibility of hurt, vulnerabilities

beyond understanding,

and when trust is kept, they blos-

som,

and the lady's face is always glow-

ing, her smile is a constant like sun-

shine, the flip side of trust is chaos,

so how do i remain trust worthy?

i find knowledge to be a key pillar,

knowing what to do when a trigger

happens,

never comparing your girl/dude is

also important,

not wishing she/he would be asgood in abc like xyz,

communication is key,

when people create a free environ-

ment to share,

without fear of being judged the re-

sult is a stream

that fills the tank of intimacy.

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i have many thoughts today,

the constant being..

there are no regrets, when you give your best.

and even the darkest cloud, comes to pass.

and a great girl like you/yours is hard to find..

like a comet, appearing just once in my lifetime..

the best is here!

...you/yours

He found me a Captive to sin..a touch from Him and am no moreCaptive, am forever Captivated by Him.

Sinning against Him instead of singing for Him..How could it be,that a man so full of himself would figure out how to born again,How would You say, It is finished, Yet my struggles i still have, my

pain is far from gone, How could you bear the sight of sick, thehungry, the oppressed..from the Cross..and yet declare it is fin-ished?

Until you set me free, until I was no more a captive..I thought it was unfinished..But the new life you gave me, filled me with your Holy Ghost, gaveme power over my past, and i also declared..It is Finished..

Be gentle with a rose or itll hurt you with its thorns.

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Am blinded,

By the fear I have that is not from you,

The waves tossing the ship left and right I got a clue,

It's going to be a rough ride all night,

The pitch darkness, the contrary wind,

The master away, talking to His father for hours.

Memories still fresh of yesterdays feast,

Five thousand plus men all hunger stricken ,

Well the master made food they all ate till we had left over,Collected all of them because my master doesn't waste

Even overflowing blessings are to be carefully used

Nothing is waste, Just like the Eco system.

And so when He's done praying,

The waves tossing ,the ship is giving in to the ship slowly

He calls out my name

He's walking on water he calls me outFrom the wobbling ship to the liquid floor

I start my walk on water

Till am blinded by fear that is not of him

And I begin to sink

Coz my eyes are on the waves not the master

Jesus I want to be consumed by you

You hold me before I drown

You walk me back to the ship

When my faith fails Lord hold my hand

When am in so much fear and doubt

Remind me you are here with me

Should I drown you will Jonah me

Or keep me dry like the Israelites

You work in awesome ways LordWork in my life, I want to see ,free me from this blindness

Am Blinded

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You are my perfume label

They ask where I get this joy

I say your name

Making me great company

a wanted fragrance

I be gentle in spirit

Dwell in virtue

I See them from your view,

I shower love like long rains

Telling them of Your glorious reignHow you endured great pain

So that life we'd gain

Slain king, light of the world

Each of us you have duly called

To be salt, white and tasty

Being the light more than a ray

Till the trumpet blows,

And every knee bows,The king is back, eternal life

Don't miss your chance, give Him your life.

Perfume

You are so beautiful girl, to paint you with clarity Id have to use therainbow as my paint,

You are effortlessly irresistible, a glance into your eyes and I seethe glow of love,

I put your photo as my wallpaper, now even my phone wont gooff,

A dream come true, you are the cream,

Ill keep my hands off you, you are no touch screen,

You are full of sweetness, like a savanna sugarcane.

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I need you like Oxygen,

Its you am into,

In your word you show me where to go to,

Its reviving helping me to come to,

It can transform all even bantu.

You shepherd us as we go to,

Every aspect of life we get into,

You are the hero we bow to,

You are amazing and so true,Your word will help us get through,

Our past we outgrow,

To idols we no longer bow,

To love You show us how,

What an honor for you to call me.

Your blood You used as a ransom for me.

Sin had entangled me, such an ugly scene to behold,

gods couldn't clean me up, only God could cleanse me,

Was spotted like a wild cat, red like scarlet,

Now am spotless , whiter than sheep,

He can do it to you too, the ultimate bleach .

Its You

When you are set out to be a king, you may want to practice yourspeech and skills with sheep, learn how to defend sheep and sling

stone your way to the thrown in due time.

Humble beginnings , Majestic endings, of course with a couple of

downfalls because we are only human.

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Standing tall, made a little greater than the angels

Molded by the potter, to beauty standards that can't be brushed off,

The beautiful smile opens to a golden heart,And as soon as she opens her mouth,

You can feel God's breath in her,

She is yielded to Jesus like water,

She goes beyond her limits, putting faith to action like an athlete,

You don't need to push her, she's totally sold out,

Well a tower of light, to direct others to her master.

I longed just to stand next to her and know her name,

To have a long glance at her eyes without her noticing,

But she's alert, she'll pick a signal like a satellite,

She is like the auctioneers favorite painting,

The dancers best move,

The athletes final stride,

The best mix of incredible beauty,

awesome passion ,

selfless compassion and ground breaking intellect.

Bliss

When i say i love you,Its from my deepest point,Its because i believe whole heartedly in what we have together,Its because you are a priority in my life,Its because you are my dream girl,Its because i have no second thoughts,Its because you are my lifetime partner,Its because you are my God given mate,Its because you are a dream come true.

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Baby you rock my world,

not like in a movie or video

more in real life, your solid affection

your words, your doings,

you make it so easy to love you,

and every moment of happiness,

every opportunity of bliss,

i want share with only you,

numbers are many, like fish in the ocean,

but you are my significant number,

you are as close to me..even miles away,

i share my dreams with you,

you share your life with me,its a partnership we both blossom in,

everyday i spend with you,

is a new best day of my life,

i call you incredible,

i call you love, I would give anything

For us to be together.

For you are irreplaceable;

Our love should last forever.

Beautiful

My Savior Love, Numer-

ous times He spares my

life

Countless times He an-

swers My prayers

He gives Me good health,

to die for me, that over-

whelms me, with love He

leads me in the narrow

path

He is in me, For me and

always with me, He chose

me before i was tagged

purpose to my existence

if i was the only one in this

world, He still would die

for me i on the other hand

would deny Him, perse-

cute Him and finally Hang

Him, in return He still

loves me

what can i give Him but

my everything

obey Him, Trust Him,

Share Him, His love never

fades,

For He is LOVE

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I find words difficult to express, my love for you.

For my feelings overwhelm my every senses

Only you can break my defenses

You mean so much to me that only you

can understand my unspoken words.

Only you can fathom the love in my heart.

Only you can stop how time flies.

Only you can make me reach the skies.

You are the blessing that I thought

was too distant like the sun,

You are the best part of my life,

you made me soar high.

I love you, this i know to be true.

Girl

I wont ever take youfor granted

I wont ever forgetwhat it was like before you

or how I would feel without youI wont ever forget

your warm embraceI wont ever let a day go by

without telling youhow very much you mean to mehow very deeply I love you

You should never doubtthe way I feel about youHow much happier I am

with you in my life!I love you now and always!

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I walked right past you, you were dying of hunger, I was on phone so I did

not even notice you,I drove past the bridge, you were just about to jump off

because life's too hard on you. I was speeding for a meeting, I did not no-

tice you,

I sat next to you in class, you started a conversation, you were losing all

hope, I wore my head phones and all I could see were weary lips moving,

i didn't hear a word you said,

You called me, you wanted a friend to pray with, but I was busy watching

music favorite uefa team..I never picked the phone,

Am faced with a very simple question,

What are you living for?

I begin playing with an imaginary pimple that's on my face..

Really ..

some of those around have this to say..

'well, am studying business, i plan to go on and get an MBA, and I want

to have a successful business one day,

Another 'am looking for the girl of my dreams. When I find her am going

to marry her and live for my family'

Yet another says,

'I want a big house with a pool where I can have pool side parties'

we seldom get to think about what we are here for.

Today am answering this question...

Because its more than books, pools and beauties..

Until I find what I was meant to do in this revolving world, and just on a

rotation in a rat race,

Weary but moving nowhere, my time passing but I got to know,

Jesus will you lead me, to know my purpose in this world.

Today

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yes just when i was about to strike that deal, the client pulls off

when my friend had agreed to loan me some money, they suddenly go

quiet

even when my soul is tired,

even when am too tired to lift my hands

when everyone else but me is having sunshine

their mouths are aching from prolonged laughter

while my body is dehydrated from the tears i cry

somehow my path is a dark one, with more darkness at the end of the

tunnel.

when i feel so empty want to give up

and you say you still love me?

am not sure i can feel it!

what i feel is hunger, fear, frustration

and for over 30 years i lay on this carpet

waiting for someone to dip me into the pool when the water is stirred

until today.

when you came just for me

i thought you were the one to dip me into the pool

but your words is all it took

rise up and walk is all i had to do

shall i ever doubt you again Lord? NO

i do not know why you never came earlierbut am happy you came now

i do not know why some unfortunate events seem to occur in my life

but am comforted by the fact that you are there

and you are never late

and you are always able

so what will i say when am weak?

what will i say when my friends depart from me?

what will i say when the pain is too much?

Even When

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what will i say when am broke?

what will i say when fear grips me?

when my friends got it all...and am still in step 1?

i will look up to the heavens,

from where my help comes from

i will not question, i will trust you Lord

i will not fear, i will fear you Lord

because you are for real

and i will live like you,

touch other people's livesbe there for those who want to enter the pool when the water is dis-

turbed

feed those who hunger

comfort those who cry

be to each one, who YOU are to me.

even when...

...even when

Am nostalgic, memories of the good old days when outdoor gamesmeant dirt, sweat, wounds and fatigue

the mango season meant broken hands

as we tried, though we knew we were not good at it, to climb them

trees

to reach out to that ripe mango at the tip of the tree

when my pet dog really understood every word i told it

when we were still learning how to wink to a girland quickly shy away after the wink

memories of great days, wonderful friends

evidence of God's love,

His consistency

His goodness

i can only but thank Him

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in 1995 a young boy listened to a lawyer preach

the details of the sermon were mostly vague apart from the

one word that transformed his life'Jesus makes the best daddy'

to a boy who was almost entering teenage hood these were great words.

Firstly

because his earthly daddy had left home (separated) a few years earlier

leaving just the mom to be both mom and daddy

Secondly

because being the 'man' required that the boy learn some skills from a

daddy,

so this words made alot of sense to this young mind.

and so the young boy decided to accept Jesus into his life that Sunday af-

ternoon,

and the story of the first sign begins here.

Finally now i had a daddy did not see Him with my eyes

but i was convinced of His presenceand the following week i had a pressing need

one that needed a father, it was the first test,

i needed to catch a bird like the boys,

for some of the boys it was easier coz their fathers had taught them how

to build traps and weapons that guaranteed the capture of birds

what was the use of catching a bird?

we were each to go with one bird, then tie a name tag on its leg ,then let

the bird free to fly,

this meant that a dead bird couldn't do,

a severely wounded one was also useless,

the bird needed to be in good health or injured but still able to fly away i

did not know how to trap a bird,

i only knew that throwing a swam of stones on one bird meant i at least

had a chance of catching it...dead.

First Sign

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so tagging my faith on the 'best daddy' award of the savior i went

outside our home and knelt

i looked up to daddy and said'daddy i need to catch a bird today

i do not know how, that's why am asking u amen'

no bird appeared on my hands after the prayer

i just felt at least i did my part

then later that afternoon as i was taking a walk i saw a weaver bird

on a guava tree

'there it is, i felt daddy say'

so i walked to the tree and started climbing it,

i had climbed that tree many times before,

and just the sight of someone made the birds dash away at lightening

speed,

but this day as a climbed the bird stayed still,

and i climbed even faster before my faith could dry out,

when i was near i stretched my hand and held it,

the joy,i almost jumped from the treeso when i met the other boys later that day i had the most ,alive bird

compared to the others,

i wrote my name on the tag,

and i let the bird free,

it flew,

i never saw it again

and that was the first sign thatmy God is the best daddy in the world

today seventeen years later

i still believe

because i have seen the greatness of the lord

and His faithfulness

my story, my walk with 'the BEST daddy Award winner.

...first Sign

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i wondered if,

If making abortion illegal would stop it,

If it would stop that college girl from doing it after realizing she waspregnant,

If it'd make that young man to take responsibility for the pregnancy,

If it'd stop the use of morning after pills,

Which terminate a pregnancy upto 3 days after conception,

I wondered what became of the church as a moral authority,

Surely if morals are left for the constitution we are doomed,

I thought about me, my mandate to be the light in a dark world,

And instead of teaching them what my father says,

I make them make their laws to do my work,

Instead of loving them unconditionally i set out to accumulate

worldly riches, Instead of being salt, i set out to help them live a

salt less life,

a mandate of making them know He who sent me slowly fades in

my heart,

i was mandated to teach them the words of Jesus,

Who is unchanging,

Unlike the constitution His has no amendments,

It was there in the beginning,

For those who know Him,

Live out your lives in a way that will bring in the harvest..

It is plenty.

Be Salt

Others may see your zeal, but only God sees your heart.

God knows total surrender [you cant fool Him there], us humans, we

can never tell. [by looking at others] When it all comes down to the

audience of ONE.

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Well I dont know if you have ever considered writing down fifty pleas-

ures of your life, these are deeds, sights, tastes , just things that your five

senses picks up and you are all smiles.

Its a list of fifty things that those around you will know and fill your lifewith bliss.

As you compile yours, heres mine.

Exercise

1. listening to nice music.2. diving into waves.3. eating a sweet pancake slowly.

4. catching up with a friend on phone.5. reading a good magazine article.6. talking to a total stranger in a new location.7. speeding past the car in front of me.8. letting a child swing on my arms.9. giving a tip.10. enjoying a great cup of African tea.11. walking bare foot on small rocks

12. taking a road trip to anywhere.13. cooking a nice stew.14. watching a nice old movie.15. taking yogurt with a teaspoon.16. watching the sunset17. taking photos of anything18. watching the sunrise.19. holding hands with her while walking.

20. telling out of the box jokes..abit tiring at times for others21. offering a hand when there are things that need to be

done.22. showering in the evening after spending the whole day at

home.23. chocolate milkshake.24. a well made whole fish.

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25. writing a love poem.26. hearing a new song, and instantly loving it.

27. being in water and not drowning.28. getting my girlfriend something she hinted.29. hearing a friend say i am God-sent.30. taking an afternoon nap.31. making guacamole sauce.32. getting an honest opinion from a friend.33. a kiss.34. not being in debt.

35. a gentle breeze.36. having the house cleaned.37. having laundry done.38. helping someone in need.39. learning how to show love to someone.40. a nice haircut.41. wearing a comfy pair of shoes.42. getting an innovative idea.

43. the feeling that my deeds are making a difference in this world.44. hanging out with a relative.45. sharing childhood stories.46. being in good health.47. enjoying a great conversation with my girl.48. seeing the effect that flowers and chocolates have on her.49. smelling great.50. feeling inspired.

By the time you get to the 50th youll be all smiles. Youll realizeyou are actually predictable.

...50 bliss

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His ways are surely not our/my ways! If I count how

many times I play it out in my head how my way

would work out better and then He purposely does it

HIS WAY [just cause He can]

Then checks in the "WILL YOU EVER LEARN?"

That great morning when she was born,

The melody of birds fills the atmosphere,

They too know well that its not am ordinary day,

The most beautiful girl is about to see the light of day,

There's activity at the home,

A great welcome is being done in honor of the new born,

They name the bouncing baby girl..

After the routine crying she gives a majestic smile,

One so beautiful and infectious that all who experience

it involuntarily smile. She's answered prayers,

She's going to make the world a better place..

She's no ordinary girl..

She's very intelligent and as beautiful as Sunshine.

Today i celebrate her birth.

A handful of years later and she's as radiant is the first day she came intothe world.

I celebrate the love of my life, With long life God will satisfy her.

On her birthday

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Acknowledgements

I received tremendous amount of support during the writing and

compilation of this book. My contributor, Jasmine Mungai you

are amazing, I look forward to your upcoming book.

My brother Kariuki Waweru and my Mother Eunice Wambui en-

couraged me to share my stories.

My friends at B4C family / Love God Hate Sin Records, JuliusPsalms Mwangi, Titus Slim Kamau, Matthews Chopps Gichuhi,

Kirklin Cross Jr. were faithful in offering all the help I needed in

making the book a reality.

My editorial team who have worked tirelessly, Pauline Njeri, Wa-

ruguru Ituu, Patricia Wangui, Ann Njambi you are priceless.

Mr. Mbarathi Karuga, My publisher of the print version, you have

made it a smooth sail to have the book out. Friends at MadLove

Lounge, Uncle Fro and Family you have helped me to grow in my

gift.

A team of thousands of Facebook friends who took time to go

through some of my works and offer invaluable comments. Hatsoff to you.

I am grateful to all others who through their contribution have

made this dream a reality.

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