{"id":2697,"date":"2017-05-30T13:50:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T21:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2017-05-30T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T21:50:28","slug":"the-decision-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2697","title":{"rendered":"The Decision To Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Decision To Serve<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He had heard some sort of call.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Oh, to be a fly on the wall.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

To hear what transpired.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Too bad he wasn\u2019t wired.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He showed up right on time.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Strip searched. He paid no mind.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Shown in to an inner room.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

To meet someone there in the gloom.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

What had he gotten into?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He felt the call. He was no fool.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It was a woman who met him there.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Non descript, except for her hair.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou understand why you\u2019re here?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI think so, but make it clear.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re here because you\u2019re the chosen one.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will lead us to Kingdom Come.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can such a thing be done?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter all, I am insignificant to some.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will be given all you need.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s in your heart is all you need.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever your will. I am all yours.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI totally surrender all my fears.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will be blessed my son.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will be guided from the only One.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

If this was what it was like to surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Would more people become a member?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Would more be soldiers for God?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Would more carry an iron rod?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

For each of us it is a private matter.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Between you and your God, a ladder.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Many are chosen, few respond.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Be one of them that will go on.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

God can use all who are willing.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Yes, it can, and will be thrilling.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

How you\u2019re used will fit your nature.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

God, the creator, Knows your fate here.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Trust in Him with all your heart.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He is with you from the start.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll never face more than you can bare.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He is with you everywhere.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

——————————R.W. Johnson—–(2017)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Decision To Serve He had heard some sort of call. Oh, to be a fly on the wall. To hear what transpired. Too bad he wasn\u2019t wired. \u00a0 He showed up right on time. Strip searched. He paid no mind. Shown in to an inner room. To meet someone there in the gloom. … Continue reading The Decision To Serve<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,16,29,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-factual","category-free-bird-poetry","category-life-lessons","category-religious"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2698,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions\/2698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}