Lord I will Pray

When my soul is cast down and I cannot see the light of day
Lord, I will pray…
When everything around me is dark and I can’t find my way
Lord, I will pray…
You’ve turned a trillion wrongs around and set me upon solid ground
You’ve met me in every trial and care this world has thrown at me
You led me through deep waters, and were with me in the valleys of debilitating fear
Took every tear, so I could live to face another day
Lord, I will pray…
When death came to call, and sickness took all,
My heart was lonely and appalled, but I heard you say,
Child, pray…
For trust is learned by experience and faith must be applied
To every situation child, stay close to my side…
The scars I carry are gifts for me
So that you will realize…
This life is not your home
I have heard you pray…
There will be times of great tribulation
Persecutions and frustrations
Not all will go as you believe…
That’s when you must trust in me…
Rise above the shadows of grief and doubt
Open your mouth and let me hear a shout
Of praise and thanksgiving, let go of the despair
Let Victory out…
Praying brings you into my presence
Where the angels hear and fight for you
Pray without ceasing in everything you do…
Lord, I will pray and lift my face to thee
Stand, sit, or on bended knee…
I will trust you, and believe…
Where else can I go, you are all I need!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 3, 2019
Proverbs 3:5-6 King James Version (KJV)
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
John 17:14-19 The Message (MSG)
Now I’m returning to you. I’m saying these things in the world’s hearing So my people can experience My joy completed in them. I gave them your word; The godless world hated them because of it, because they didn’t join the world’s ways, Just as I didn’t join the world’s ways. I’m not asking that you take them out of the world but that you guard them from the Evil One. They are no more defined by the world Than I am defined by the world. Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth; Your word is consecrating truth. In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world. I’m consecrating myself for their sakes So they’ll be truth-consecrated in their mission.

The Old Soul

Looking into the newborn eyes I saw the look of the ancients
Patriarchs and matriarchs blood line, divine…
Inquisitive, his stare, fully aware, he was watched and compared…
Not to the beauties, no royalty did he bare…but his eyes told stories
For all to beware…
The ancients using his old soul to share, what most would never dare…
He’s an old soul and time would tell…
At the ringing of the resounding bell…
Look to him, he knows all things…
Life is what his blood shed brings
The love-birds and the turtle-doves sing
An old lullaby, sung for kings…
Hashem, Hashem, Hashem
The old soul surrenders his nobility
So that you and I can know subtly
There’s more to life than reality…
Look to the one who knows…
Open your heart and follow Him…
Born in tiny Bethlehem
There’s and open door, so go right in…
Goodness and mercy follow Him…
But evil enters the heart of those blind and deaf to
The old soul…
So, they take him to Golgotha’s Hill…
Their plan, to mock and kill, the old soul born,
To do the father’s will…
The old soul is stripped and hung
As old as time, pure and kind
I looked into his tortured eyes
Then watched as the old soul cried and then died…
Three days later…on a long dusty road…
The old soul, is alive!!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 2, 2019
Genesis 2:7 The Message (MSG)
At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground—God hadn’t yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)—God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul! 
1 Corinthians 15:4 Good News Translation (GNT)
that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures; 
Luke 24:31-33 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight. So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?” That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and those with them gathered together,
When my granddaughter, Esperanza was born, 17 years ago, someone, I think it was my mom, made the comment that she was an ‘old soul’…I had not heard that term before and it stuck in my mind…the other day I was reading a book and again the words, old soul, came up so I said to myself, “I’m going to write about an old soul” and so I wrote this just now…but as I wrote it turned out to be about Jesus! 🙂 
and I also found this: Old souls are rare. Comprising about 11% of the population. Some say about 11–15% of people are old souls. They generally inherit these genes form their ancestors who have gone through lot of experiences during there lifetime. These people falls under Self-actualization category which constitutes 2% of world population.

Holy Spirit


He hovered over the deep from the beginning
He spoke and life began
He took the form of a dove, He’s in the wind, He is love
He was fire by night and cloud by day
He’s called the life, the truth and the way…
He split the sea and calmed it
He moved over the blood stains of door posts
Saving all those who are His kin…
Transforms hearts by forgiving sin…
He filled boats with fish
Yes, He did all this…
And so much more
Helped Noah build an ark and then, He shut the door
He, is, the Lord…
He wins battles fought by men…
Raised His son to life again…
That same power that lives within
All who believe and accept Him…
Is coming again…
Look to the East when the earth begins to quake
The moon turns to blood and stars fall and make
Mountains and valleys shake…
Know this, He’s coming on the wind…
He is Holy…He is light…
Your Bride awaits your arrival…
She is pure and dressed in white…
All who stand in your Holy sight…
Those who have chosen to be your wife
We cry out, even so, come quickly…Lord Jesus come!
Holy Spirit, Holy Father, Holy Son!
When you feel the quickening in your soul, know, it has begun!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 29, 2019
He who gives his testimony to all this says, “Yes indeed! I am coming soon!” So be it. Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20 Good News Translation (GNT)

Ten Million Shining Diamonds

This morning I had the most amazing dream or vision I don’t know, all I know is that it was so real…I was on this side of heaven and I was given a peek at the other side…I saw millions of shining lights like diamonds it was like I was looking at a movie, and it wasn’t liquid, not water, I was looking at…there were shining sparkling tiny lights all around and then I saw Jesus, he didn’t see me, I watched him as he played and danced among these lights…it was absolutely amazing…and then I woke up. I was left with this feeling of awe…and I wrote this poem!

Ten Million Shining Diamonds

Allowing me to look into a world I’ve never seen

God shows me, ten million tiny diamonds, shining, tis the scene…

And in between these tiny sparkles I see Jesus, gleaming…

He doesn’t seem to be aware that I am there…

I’m given a glimpse of heaven and I’m amazed as I stare…

He’s basking in sheer delight, as the tiny sparkling lights

Dance all around him, it is a glorious sight…

Why father have you shown me this? I can hardly contain my delight…

Are these tiny diamonds, souls, in flight?

Daughter, I have shown you this so you will understand…

Life is more than the physical man…

Everyday people rush about, not knowing who is watching, or what adventure awaits,

If they’d only open their eyes, they’d see the light, and know, there’s no need to fear or doubt

There’s so much more to this life, when you open your heart and truly realize…

My son is real, and he will heal the soul who will recognize, he’s always here…

These ten million sparkling diamonds are aware of who they are…

They’re In the presence of Living Light…

Walk in the spirit, keep your eyes on me, listen to my words and you will be…

One of the tiny shining diamonds sent to earth for me…

To dance in my presence, to show others the way, and live forever with me, eternally…

I looked, and I saw, ten million tiny diamonds…and Jesus…dance!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 28, 2019

Ezekiel 28:13 “You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

Romans 12:2 The Message Bible So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

 

When you Hear the Sound in the Mulberry Trees

Lord, shall I go up?
Wait…
Listen to the sound of the armies’ feet
Marching, believing they have victory, will end in defeat…
Shall I go up?
Wait…
And when you hear the sound in the Mulberry trees…
You will know, My Mighty Hand is moving in the breeze…
Then go up!!! For I will fight for thee!!
Listen child, you who weep
In the quiet hours, and cannot sleep…
God is saying, Wait…
And when you hear the mighty wind, rustling, in, the Mulberry trees…
Know this, He has given you Victory…
No more tears, no more sorrow…
The battle is not yours…it is the Lords…
Listen, the wind is beginning to blow!!!
Victory will be sweet!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 24, 2019
2 Samuel 5:23-24 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore, David inquired of the LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

The Feast

The table was set with the finest cuisine,
Delicacies and décor I’d never seen…
I graciously set down beside the Queen…
I bowed humbly, but I wanted to scream…
With sheer delight, I’m a guest of the King, tonight!
A multitude of beaming smiles I see, each nodding all to greet
Wondering how this could even be…
We were guest of the King!
Trumpets sounding; there’s a holy roar, we stand to our feet…
The King majestically takes His seat…
In one accord we bow, making His entrance complete…
The chalice is lifted and now we can eat…
Long live the King, we all repeat
The clinking of glass is heard all around
Being filled with new wine, we’re given bread
Pheasant and spreads…soups of the most delectable kind…
Lamb and goose, chicken and moose, things that boggle the mind…
Veggies galore…I doubt there could be more…but wait; they’ve saved the best for last
Honey glazed apples, cobblers and cakes, pies piled high on three tier plates…
There’s pineapple, grapes and dates…
Pomegranates and crepes…
Eat and be merry, there’s no need to wait,
Take your place, enjoy, and celebrate…
Exuberant cheers explode in the atmosphere…
Fireworks cover the starlit sky…
Sounds of music fill the air…
Gasps heard, Oh my!!!
Sit down at the table there’s room for more…
When you’re related to the King He restores…
Life in the garden, where death was met…
A life for a life there is no regret…
The King is alive; eternity set…
A robe of white linen is your attire
A ring and a crown for all to admire…
No longer a servant, you are royalty…
Tonight you dine with the King!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 15, 2019
Revelation 19:6-9 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:
“Praise the Lord!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.
She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.”
For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.
And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”

Mother

A young woman barely twenty carries a child within her womb…
But what does she know about being a mother, she kneels by the bed in her room…
Lord, what do I know about being a mother? How do I even begin to nurture this child I carry within? He’s a tiny person that you’ve given…so help me Lord on my journey to love and comfort him…
Daughter, you’re already a mother, I see it each time you gently caress the place where your child rests…I hear it in your tender prayers, wanting only the best, ten fingers and ten toes, he’ll have all of those…don’t worry, for you are more than blessed…
A mother is a word, to honor a life that’s spent…serving those who God has lent, until they are grown. She loves unconditionally, works tirelessly, prays endlessly for her children to be safe and content.
Nine months she’s carried him, loved him, sang songs to him, prayed for him, and would die for him, that’s what loving mother’s do…
No matter how far they are from her, no matter how old they get…a mother is like no other, even when she is bent…she carries them within her deepest soul…they can never outgrow…the love is intertwined within her and so…a mother always knows…
From the first time they call her…ma-ma…to mommy, to mom…or mum…a mother’s heart is always open they know they can come…
To her and she will listen, sometimes advice is given and sometimes she prays silently and they never know…but God in his great wisdom, hears and understands…he created mothers to love like no other…she’s one of His best plans…forty-five years since the girl of twenty birthed a son, then another, and another and another…and through these years she’s carried the heart of a loving, caring, praying, devoted mother.
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I love my babies…thank you God for the gift of being a mother!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 8, 2019
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Ephesians 6:1-3 New International Version (NIV)

Tear Down the Wall

Artist Unknown
I’ve been in a dry place ever since my challenge with my heart “stuff.” I found it difficult to pray. I prayed but there was no feeling…I was simply praying by faith…no frills, no chills no thrills…I couldn’t feel anything…I’d talk to God and it seemed as though he was a thousand miles away…which I know isn’t true because he cannot lie…and he said, he would never leave me nor forsake me…it felt as if I was engulfed in a tomb…brink walls surrounding me…I remember my grandmother telling a minister one time… “Lord, tear those brick walls down.” And he did…
I remembered the saying, “The teacher is always quiet during the test.” So I’d say, Lord I know you are here but I can’t feel you. Please help me pass this test. We don’t go by feelings we walk by faith not by sight. But still it bothered me. I’d try to worship, sing, pray, read my bible, but all desire had come to a standstill and I did not like that at all!
It was awful…then on Friday I began to have a bit of a breakthrough…I was driving and I screamed…MOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No matter how old you get, you still miss your mom…well most people do! I miss mine every single day. All I can do is keep living one day at a time.
Then I remembered that while I was at my son Abram’s house I was sleeping, Bob was away for a job and I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Everything is going to be OK, BE STRONG!” Well that set off a bunch of alarms…what do you mean Lord…is something “bad” going to happen…is Bob going to be OK? Are my children safe? All the doubts started flying through my brain…but I had to give it to the Lord and not let fear or anxiety take over…that’s just what the enemy would want…I wasn’t going to fall for that one…
Last Friday I remembered what the Lord had said…then I got it…OH, that’s why you were warning me to be strong…he knew I was going to be going through the test…
Last night I could not sleep so I got my kindle and began to read different things…one was a book about the power of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues…now I know some of you don’t believe in speaking in tongues and that’s OK I’m praying for you. LOL! But I know what I have is real, at the age of 11/12 praying for the gift and Jesus saying to me, seek the giver of the gift not the gift…I was a kid what did I know…and 3 ½ hours later still praying in heavenly languages…I know He’s real…so a person with an experience has nothing to fear from someone with an opinion…or so the saying goes…any-hoo…I heard the Holy Spirit say to me, “Pray in the Spirit!” Pray in your prayer language…so I did, quietly so not to disturb Bob who was sleeping like a baby…bless his heart he has to get up early and go to work…let me add he is a good man and I love him dearly!
Then I read some more…it was about 2:30 in the morning…and still sleep would not come…but God was showing me some things…and I didn’t fight it…finally I was getting somewhere and it was heavenly…number one, I had to repent for letting distractions come in and take me away from drawing close to the Lord. Not just microwave repentance…I had to humble myself, get real with God and really mean what I was repenting about it has to come from deep within the heart and soul…God is God and he knows when we are just trying to get by with something…one thing about God is you can’t fool him…He knows us all too well…
I read one book about antichrist and it talked about Artificial Intelligence, (AI). For the first time in history we are living in a world where AI is used and now because of this the antichrist could come from that. But I’m not going into that right now.
I thought about the Holy Spirit, and that He is Holy that’s why he’s called Holy Spirit…and how we so often, as people, just take for granted who He is…then there’s people who are afraid of Holy Spirit but it’s because of ignorance and lack of getting to know Him…He is the most gentle, loving, kind, person of God that you would every want to know. He’s the teacher, counselor, guide, healer, deliverer, and so much more!
I perceived a person standing in front of an angry, hungry LION (the devil) he’s roaring about to devour the person and they, supposedly, a Christian, full of God on the prayer team of their local church, a pillar in the community and outstanding Bible Scholar, mature in the Lord and devoted husband/wife; looks at the Lion and says…in a weak, lowly voice, “now you just go on your way, don’t eat me, I belong to God!” One gulp and the person is devoured…where was the anointing? Where was the power? They had been taught that the power of the Holy Ghost had gone out with the early Christians…wait…what? That’s another lie of Satan.
We are living in the most critical time of history…Satan is real…Hell is real…Heaven is real…God is real…but in today’s society what’s more real to people is their Superhero’s…crying so hysterically over a fictitious character that a woman has to be sent to the hospital…people fighting over a movie spoiler with such hate because someone told them the outcome of the movie, and these are character’s that are not even real…now I’m not saying you can’t watch a movie or get excited about it and I don’t like to know what happened either before I see it…but when the movie is more important than showing kindness to others, and it becomes more real than the true and living God, something is really wrong…
Where are our priorities? Where are our hearts? I’m talking to the body of Christ…do we even know the difference anymore between what’s real and what’s fake? No wonder our world is broken…who will stand up and be bold and say…God Has said…? Who will tarry in the altars for the in filling of the Holy Spirit and Fire? Who will pray, with anointed, delivering prayers that sets people free from addictions, and heals marriages, and saves souls from destruction and lies? Who will stand in the face of the enemy and shout… “I rebuke you Satan you have to GO in the name of Jesus.” Not in our own strength but in the authority of Jesus Christ, he will back us up…and the angry, hungry LION will turn and run in fear!!!!!
So as I was listening to the Holy Spirit he said, “Antichrist” means against the anointed…
Christ (Greek) means, (the anointed one) anointed…anti (Greek) means, against…
The Holy Spirit will teach you, equip you. He will give you discernment to do the, what, when, where and how…don’t let the devil bully you. Put on the full armor of God…and stand child of God…knowing you are not standing alone…you’ve got the Creator of heaven, His Devoted Son and Fire of the Holy Spirit backing you up…and the Holy angels…so do not fear…do not be afraid…know the WORD OF GOD and walk in the Holy Spirit and you will overcome!!!
And next time you hear antichrist…know this is the spirit, that blasphemes God…it is against the anointed one.
Yeshua is coming…go, tarry in God’s presence until you are filled with the Holy Spirit and Fire…He has the Power by His Spirit to cast out demons, heal the sick, raise the dead…preach the Good News in every tribe and nation…fan the fire children of God…Rise Up and Be For the Living God…He is the best superhero you could ever encounter…because He is Real!!! Amen and Amen!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 6, 2019
(John said) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Matthew 3:11 KJV
“I have told you these things while I am still with you. But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.] John 14:25-17 (AMP)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. Isaiah 10:27 KJV

The Empty Box

This is for you, I heard him say…
It was an unexpected gift…
Thank you, I said, but why, it’s not my birthday.
Just open it and you will see, he turned and slowly walked away…
I opened it curiously, wide-eyed and confused, I found it was empty.
I looked up and before I could inquire as to why,
I saw tears of contentment in his eyes…
He turned, waved his hand, and said, soon you’ll understand…
Holding the empty box I had no choice
So, I waited, and then, I heard this still small voice begin
The little box is empty, but only if you remain
Fixed on the world and its material gain
You can put within it many things…
Tares will grow in the garden, weeds will multiply
When you get distracted and focus on what you, want, in life
The gift of tears will overflow; there will be lots of troubles and sorrow…
Oh your box can have valuable trinkets, gold, money, and fame…
You can fill it with toys and cars and homes and live your life in vain
The box will still remain…empty…
 
I listened to His words and pondered them with great care
Then I put the box in my pocket to keep it safe there…
Then I prayed…
Lord,
Fill this empty box with your gift of love to share
Fill it with peace that I can give to others who are tormented with cares…
Let me sow seeds of kindness, in this empty box please fill
Giving away hope, and in your presence, let me be still…
And when I give this empty box to someone else one day…
Let it be full of blessings I received along the way…
No longer, an empty box, but overflowing let them find…
Gifts from heaven, of the rarest kind…
Wisdom, to build their house on, pure and strong
Truth, to set them free, saved by thee
Love, that’s without measure
A crown of life to treasure…
Fill the empty box Lord with desires to be…
Found worthy, and grateful to believe…
Deciding what to put inside the box that’s empty…
Will be your greatest accomplishment
A heart that’s dark and empty will grow darker still
But a heart that’s loved and cherished will,
Be a life that’s fulfilled!
Standing in the throne room where God’s presence dwells
He handed me a box that was filled with melodious bells…
They were souls, for His kingdom; each name written down
The empty box given to me long, long, ago…I found…
This was more valuable than rubies or gold
Priceless faces, I now behold
My empty box was laid down; I was given a jeweled crown
A new box was filled to overflowing; there were no more tears,
No hopelessness, no anger, no sickness, no anxiety, no fear…
I opened the box and discovered…
All I had hoped for, lived for, grieved for, prayed for,
Restored…
I found home!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 6, 2019
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26

Bird-Song

I listen to the bird-song as she sweetly sings to me
Not knowing there’s an audience underneath her tree
Peace and reassurance float gently on the breeze
Little bird, singing her song, just for me…
Reflecting on life’s memories, I breathe,
Thank you God for giving life and a bird-song sung tenderly
Life has been difficult that’s the way of things…
But this bird-song made me stop and think,
We live in moments, which turn to years
Some happiness and some tears…
But through it all, on the early morning breeze
We’ll hear a bird-song floating through the trees…
And if we’re wise we’ll realize…
God sent a bird-song to lift us from our knees
Little bird…you’ll fly away,
But today~
I heard your song and sung along!
Marla Shaw O’Neill May 3, 2019
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Psalm 55:6 KJV