Leslie MalonePoems To ABBA
Updated: Nov 5
In September of 2019 I was thrown head first into God’s Refiner Fire. Not only was it the first and only time I’ve experienced this, I also had no idea what it even was. It just so happened that I few weeks in I found where Peter talked about it in the New Testament and knew instantly that was where I was. It was then I started keeping a journal and would soon be led to write poetry. Please know I’m not a writer or poet. I have been led tho to share some here and I will only to be obedient. If nothing else I hope they might help who ever reads them to know that we all struggle for acceptance and long to know that God sees and hears our cries.
I guard my words
And bite my tongue
For they control my fate
My thoughts I wrestle to conform
As they shape my future days
I Think on things of beauty
Mercy and on Grace
Always I’m forgiving
I've found the narrow way
To lift one up with loving words
No bruise do I dare leave
To take my neighbors by the hand
And lead them home with me
To our loving Savior
That waits there at the end
To attend our royal wedding
And to spend eternity with him
For this life is only fleeting
Here on this ball that spins
Our forever home awaiting
Where true love surly has no end
Leslie Renee
11/5
On Fire For My Mighty Savior
He Has Opened ALL The Once Closed Doors
To My Future Filled With Favor
And Life With Him Forever More
He Has Given Up The Secret
The Mystery Is Opened Wide
Narrow Is The Path
Where Pure Love For All Resides
This Joy I Can't Contain It
For It Vibrates From Deep Within
Like Fuel It Is Flaming
As It Cleanses Me Of Sin
Depression Can No Longer Live Here
Sadness Can't Abound
Peace Flows Here Like Water
As Mercy's Fire Comes Raining Down
A Candle I Become
His Flame Now Burns So Bright
I Step Into The Darkness
To Shine Forth His Glorious Light
Leslie Renee'
09/13/22
Steady
Steady, Steady You Say
Keep Your Eyes On Me
I'm In Charge Of This Day
Anchor Your Thoughts
Raise High Your Hopes
Don't Fear The Cliff
I Am Your Rope
Keep Your Eye Focused
Straight Up Ahead
To The Left Or The Right
You'll Only Find Dread
Voices All Calling
Come Here Or There
Noise, So Much Noise
Only After Your Head
Just Keep Me The Center
Of Your Circle And Square
I'll Send You The Helper
To Teach You All Truth
I AM Pure Love So That
Means So Are You
I Created It All
Beginning To End
There Is Nothing To Fear
For I Call You My Friend
So Sing When You're Hapoy
Sing When You're Sad
Sing When You're Tired
Sing When You're Mad
Sing Each Time It's Tears
That You've Shed
Praise Is The Answer
Joy Is Your Cure
You Aren't Forgotten
Just Be Who You Are
Leslie Renee
10/25/22
Down The Bumpy Road Of Life
I Took Some Turns That Weren't So Right
I Thought Once I Could Live Them All
The Dreams I Wrote On My Mental Walls
The World Was Mine Alone To Hold
I Would Tame It Before It Saw Me Fold
I Would Go All In And Call It's Bluff
After All Life's Circumstances Had Made Me Tough
The One Thing I Did Not Foresee
Was The Day You Would Come
To Call On Me
Like A Theif
You Snuck In
To Convict Me Of All My Worldly Sin
You Made The FireYou Stoked So Hot
Pounding Me On Your Smith's Iron Block
Your Fuller's Soap Healed The Rot
It Didnt Take Long
Then I Got Up
The Love You Gave Me
Grew Like Fire
Healing All The Hurt Inside
Into The World I Showed Your Flame
That Rescues Others From Their Pain
My Family Members All Were Saved
By Your Beautiful Amazing Grace
Each One Was Healed
And All Made Brand New
Forgiveness, We All Found Within
The Walls Came Down
When You Stepped In
Our Future's We All Gave To You
Trusting Your Plan As You Tell Us To
The Church Was Saved With All It's Lost
Because Of Your Gift At Such Great Cost
Your Precious Jesus Upon The Cross
Thank You Jesus
Love, Us All
Leslie Renee 8/30/2022
Oh the Joy the morning brings
As the sun bellows through my window panes
The LORD calls us higher
To see the day from his view
Mercy and Grace blow through the wind
Beckoning us all to begin anew
To throw off the worries
That darken our thoughts
Dust off our lanterns
And shine our light bright
Forgive our trespassers
And pray them all blessed
For we all live here
In a life full of test
Put on a smile and flash it around
Lift up some souls that feel so down
Strangers are kinder when they don’t see a frown
Search for the needy and do what you can
Help carry the burden of your fellow man
For we all need encouragement to keep looking up
Because only by Grace is it not us holding that cup
Visit the sick, the elders and lost
God loves us all and paid a great cost
Be a Disciple
Carry Your Cross
Leslie Renee 10/20/22
I No Longer Care If I finish First Or Last
I No Longer Care If I'm This or I'm That
I No Longer Care What Anyone Thinks
I'm Just Trying My Best To Be The Best Me
Some Days Are Better Than Others For Sure
I Fall Down And Get Up And Try To Move Forward
I Wasn't The One Who Died On Calvary's Cross
Jesus Did That So That Makes Him The Boss
I Cannot Save You, Only He Can
But I Am Happy To Lend
All That I Have
A Kind Word of Encouragement
Mercy And Grace
I'll Listen Intently As Your Finding Your Place
If You Are Hungry
I'll Cook You A Feast
If Cold I Will Warm You
Give You Shoes For Your Feet
A Soft Bed To Lay Own
Next To A Soft Glowing Light
I'll Whisper God Bless You
As We Lock Up For The Night
I'll Haul You Around To Help
Find You A Job
Take You Back Home To See Your Dear Mom
If You Ask Me To Go One Mile In Your Shoes
I'll Try To Go Two
So I Truly Understand
How Deep You Are Bruised
I'll Send Up Prayers
For You Each Night
Asking Our Father
To Make All Things Right
But No I Can't Save You From
This Barren Land
God's The Creator
So Only He can
Leslie R. 10/17/22
Holy Spirit
Come Sweet Holy Spirit
Fill My Heart Within
Cast Aside All Stagnation
Cleanse Me Of All Sin
Fill Me Up With Joy
Let Hope Inside Me Rise
Please Be My Holy Helper
Stay Right Here By My Side
Bring Water To My Dry Bones
Divine Breath Into My Lungs
Cast Out All Confusion
Show Me The Pathway Home
Chains Are Now All Broken
No Longer To Weigh Down
Shattered Pieces Mended
Mercy All Around
Good Works He Has Ordained
For All The World To See
The Heart Of My Dear Father
That Lives Inside Of Me
His Merciful Demeanor
Loving Compassionate True Ways
His Joy Always Substaining
My Footsteps And My Days
His Light Forever Growing
Brighter With Each New Day
The Fire Burning In Me
Forever Be Ablaze
Help Me To Know Him Better
Teach Me To Love Him More
So I Can Live Forever
With Him On Heaven's Shore
Leslie Malone 10/10/22
Don't Let Me Miss You
I Must Have Held Your Hand So Tight
On That Day We Said Goodbye
You Must Have Felt My Pain
As I Looked Into Your Eyes
Jesus Please Don't Let Me Miss You
As You Faded Out Of View
Through The Womb I Journeyed Here
To Face The Great Unknown
Looking For A Home Away
From The Only Home I Had Ever Known
With Your Careful Gaze You Watched
As The Years Passed Slowly By
Hearing All My Childlike Thoughts
As I Stared Up At The Sky
I Did Not Know What I Was Missing
But I Knew I Truly Did
Not Belong To This Place
Which Then Caused My Heart To
Fill With Dread
I Prayed To You As I Was Taught
My Heart Was Pure It Seemed
Love Grew There Without A Thought,
No Filter, Vails or Screens
I Asked You To Keep Us Safe
To Forgive All of Us Our Sins
Even Then I Could Not Embrace
You Would Do Anything Less Than This
As I Lay There In My Bed
With Child's Eyes Upon The Stars
Not Quiet Knowing For Whom
I Was Longing Or Of What
Life Held In My
Hand Of Cards
Many Trials I Have Now Faced
But You've Been Here Through Them All
Never Turning Away Your Grace
Whether My Sin Be Big Or Small
True Love So Unconditional
Was All I Received From You
Forever Pushing Me Forward
With Your Gentle, Loving Tunes
Now I'm Looking At New Horizons
With Hope And Awe In You
Leslie Malone
The Midnight Hour
In The Stillness Of The Midnight Hour
While All The Worlds Asleep
You Join Me In My Secret Place
To Fill My Heart With Peace
No Matter How Dark The Day
Or How Long The Storm Did Rail
Your Love Falls Down Around Me
As Your Spirit Lingers There
You Dry My Tears With Your Gentle Breath
And Your Glory Shines So Bright
You Tell Me All Will Be Ok
And There’s Rest For Me Tonight
And As I Lay Upon My Bed
You Sit So Close To Me
Then You Sing Your Lullabies
As I Quietly Fall To Sleep
Author Leslie Renee Malone
I Want To Be The Strong Woman
You Want For Me To Be
One That Doesn’t Let Doubt
Reign Here Over Me
One That Walks With Her Head Held High
So That When People See Me They Know They See A Child Of The Upmost High
One Who’s Heart Is As Pure As Gold
Showing Love And Compassion
Wherever She Goes
One That Can Drop Anything That She Holds
To Pray For A Friend Or Even A Foe
One Who Will Share Whatever She’s Got
Who Doesn’t Shrink Back When Cost Is A Thought
One With A Passion For Loving Her God
Showing Him He’s Never Forgotten
But Always First In Her Life
So Mold Me And Make Me
Please Shape Me Like Her
Like A Beautiful Bride
To Forever Be Yours
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Gods Poets
You Made Us Your Poets
And Lover’s Of Souls
Filled With Compassion
Our Hearts That You Hold
You Gave Us A Light
To Shine Bright Towards You
To Show All Your Love
That Could Make All Things anew
Our Pen Is Our Sword
And Our Hearts On Our Sleeve
We’re Marching Toward Zion
To Live With Our King
Jesus Forever The Master of Peace
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Sitting Here Just Thinking Of
The Day You Came With Your Tender Love
Oh What Sorrow I Was In
The Deepest Pit Of My Sin
You Came In Like A Gentle Breeze
Waves Of Love Washed Over Me
In And Out Like The Tide
Cleansing Me From Side To Side
Storms Did Rage And I Dared To Think
Upon Each One I Would Surly Sink
To The Bottom With No Return
But Still You Saved With Your Strong Arm
Days I Lay Upon My Bed
Praying “God I Feel Such Dread”
Then You’d Whisper In My Ear
“Get Up Child, It’s Only Fear”
Fear Not I Tell You So Many Times
Run To Me For A Place To Hide
I Am Waiting To Pull You In
To My Arms Where Healing Begins
Author Leslie Renee’ Malone
Cry’s To My Savior
I‘m So Tired Of Hurting
So Tired Of This Pain
Jesus Please Jesus
Help Me I Pray
Break Down These Walls
that I Felt I Must Build Up
Saving My Life Was My Only Thought
I Had Not Learned On You To Depend
I Thought I was Too Lost
In My Shame And My Sin
So Bruised And Broken
By Their Hateful Words
So Isolated Due To Their Lack Of Love
I Know That They Did The Best That They Could
Because Like Me It Was Darkness They Grew Up In
With Only A Small Hope Within
Please Search My Heart
Find Where it’s Broke
Tenderly Mend It And
Dress It With Love
Help Me To Find You
And Give You My Heart
So I Can Walk Within Your Beautiful Light
Author Leslie Renee’ Malone
Someone’s shooting a Gun outside
Our worlds gone mad
In you I hide
I don’t feel their angst,
their rage or fear
I’m OK with you right here
You hold me close
whispering my name
Saying “Don’t look,
it’s still the same”
You say “Be happy” feel secure
You belong to me now
in that be sure
You tell me look up
at your deep blue sky
past the Sun and Stars
to the heavens on high
Rejoice and dance,
praise your name,
You’re with me in the storm
my shelter from the rain
You say "stick around child
I’m going to use you
to convince this world
there's no need to feel blue
Remind them of my
unconditional love
To just repent and pray
to me up above
I’ll come running to them
as I did you
To make their Grey skies
the brightest blue
To show them the mysteries
of me above
The beginning where it started
This thing called love
When they put me first
above all else
Instead of down low
or up on a shelf
I’ll teach them how
you’re all just here
For the test, to learn
different lessons
That you hoped to be best
From Glory to Glory they will learn
What that means
How to see around what this evil
world schemes
To focus on me and nothing else
So I can come lead them to victory
And everything that foretells.
Author Leslie Renee' Malone
Dream Again
You pulled me from prison
you opened the latch
You held out your hand
strongholds no longer attached
You mended my heart
you vanquished my sin
You said " Now beloved
this is where we begin"
You took your strong hands and reshaped my mind
told me to leave all my worries behind
You said to look up
keep my eyes just on you
Nothing on earth beats the view beside you
You planted me firm on your solid rock
You showed me your vision
your plan from the start
You taught me to love
through untethered eyes
To never give up
regardless of sight
To always believe in things not yet seen
to open my heart and to once again dream.
Author Leslie Renee'
No matter what tomorrow may bring
I'm standing today on your promises deemed
Each day I look forward to the new mystery
That points me to you and all that that means
I'll count it all joy
There can be no more doubt
That you alone decide when I come in and go out
I'll take time to listen to your every word
Knowing their life and that matters for sure
Thanks for your spirit
That guides me each day
Showing me when to step out in faith.
Author Leslie Renee'
You saw me by the river
You felt my broken heart
You heard me cry "forgive me Father
please send your fiery spark"
I need to know you see me
please show me that you're here
Standing right beside me
in my moment of despair
I took your love for granted
I let the whole world rule me
Please can you forgive me
place me back in your reach ?
Your love is so amazing
your Grace beyond compare
For me you sent a Savior
my salvation you meant to spare.
Author Leslie Renee'
You Came Into My Self Made Cell And Spoke Your Truth To Me
I Thought That I Was To Far Gone
No Light Was There To See
Battle Weary, Scarred and Torn
No Strength Inside Remained
Until The Day I Heard You Gently Say My Name
Leslie Child, Lift Up Your Face And Wipe Those Tears Away
There Is No Sin I Can’t Erase
If You Desire To Change
Throw Off Those Chains And Unbelief
All Those Worldly Lies
Take My Hand And I Will Teach You
How To Consistently Abide
In The Shadow of My Wings
Where Peace And Love Reside
I Have Come To Give You Rest, Hope and A New Life
Take Your Thoughts Off Of This World
Set Them Instead On Me Up High
Open Up My Word, Let It Discern Your Heart
So I Can Go To Work Cleansing All Your Soiled Parts
Remember My Commandments
To Love Me With All Your Heart
To Love And Help Your Neighbor
For They Are Like You Are
Weary And Heavy Laden
Burdens Too Big To Bear
Longing For Compassion
And Someone Who Truly Cares
Lengthen Out Your Wic
Burn Your Light So Bright
I‘ve Placed You In This World
To Help Me Make It Right
Tell Them How I Love Them
So Much I Gave My Life
How I Fashioned Them In Heaven
And Gifted Them With Life
How They All Must Come Together
For There’s Only One True Light
The Goal Is Bring Down Heaven
Where Peace And Love Reside
Author Leslie Renee’
“Thoughts”
Like A Million Tiny Butterflies
Floating Through My Mind
I Try So Hard To Capture One
And Place It Here On Line
Thoughts Of All Your Glorious Ways
That I Have Come To Know
Your Caring, Loving Gentleness And Attention You Do Show
Your Love Like Water Flows Over Me
It Drenches Deep Down Into My Soul
Uncovering The Brokenness That Lies Beneath
That Only You Could Know
The Torment That Rushes In
When Darkness Overtakes
Your Blaring Light Splits The Night
As Darkness Scatters Far Away
My Childlike Cries, “Oh Abba Please
Rescue Me From This”
Like A Soldiers Battlecry Your Grace Comes Charging In
A Anchor You Are To My Soul On Life’s Long Stormy Course
Your Arms Of Warmth I shelter In
Your Glory My Reward.
Leslie Renee’
God’s Children
The World Calls Us Damaged
Broken Beyond Repair
Jesus Calls Us Chosen
Fierce Unwavering Mercy We Must Share
The World Calls Us Noisy, Forward And Unlearned
Our Father Says We’re Special, Beautiful and Beloved
The World Says We Are Poor
For Mansions We Do Not Own
Yahweh Says We’re Wealthy
For Heaven Is Our Home
The World It Does Not Love Us
Says We are Unworthy and Alone
Abba Says We’re His
Magnificent And Strong
The World Says We Are Crazy To Believe In Things Unseen
Jesus Says We are Peculiar
And We Have All Been Redeemed
Leslie Renee’
A Song For Him
To Write A Song He’s Never Heard
To Grasp Those Floating Mental Words
Pull Them Down And Out My Pen
Onto The Page A Song Begins
To Make Them Form A Melody
That One Day All The World Might Sing
To Give Life To My Greatest Dream
To Shine Forth My True Creative Being
With Pure Emotions Stir A Heart
To Bring About Or Ignite A Spark
Words That Have Such Healing Power
To Mend Not Break A Fragile Flower
To Add A Note That Cancels Tears
Hit A Beat That Soothes Not Seers
Causing Pain To Disappear
Replaced With Joy That Commandeers.
Leslie Renee’
My Heart Celebrates What You’ve Done For Me
It Beats From The Mercy Rained Down From Thee
You Made Me To Be A Rose For Your Vase
Beautifully Tattered Salvaged With Grace
Some Petals Strong, Vibrant And True
Others Worn From Life’s Battles
Painfully Bruised
Once I Grew Strong In A Beautiful Bush
Surrounded By Many And Easily Pushed
Down By Their Weight Their Greed and Their Lust
Their Constant Desire To Strangle Pure Love
Until that Sweet Day Your Sheers Found My Stem
So Gently You Gave Me A Cut Meant To Mend
A Beautiful Vase You Made It My Home
On Your Window Pane You Placed Me Alone
Through Sunshine And Rain You Tend To My Needs
With Compassion And Love
You Set This Rose Free
Leslie Renee’
You did it! You did it again!
Lifted me up with your mighty right hand.
You saw where I fell, you saw that first tear,
You said “Oh no, not today Dear”,
“Get up,get out, outside in the world, don’t you know child, that’s what its there for?”
So I listened, got up and outside I went, it didn’t take long till you had me convinced
The birds were all singing, flying way up above,
The tree branches swaying, conveying your love
Your beautiful garden right there in the middle, all full of green veggies, all fit as a fiddle.
I’ve never seen so much green in all my life, the beauty the splendor cut deep as a knife.
I looked at it all, I drank it all in
I knew I could start my day over again
Thank you dear Lord for the gifts that you give, I’ll not take them for granted as long as I live.
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Jesus
Let Me Show You How I Love You
Let Me Help You Understand
Let Me Build For You A Fortress
Where You Can Place Your Heart Within
I Will Scale The Tallest Mountains
Holding Onto You
Together We Will Soar Over Oceans Blue
Storm Clouds We Will Scatter
Winds We Will Calm
Our Love Will Build A Shelter
Joy Will Be Our Home
Peace Will Be Our Motto
Laughter Will Fill Our Tongues
For You Are My Forever
You I Will Call My Home
Author Leslie Renee Malone
A Thousand Times I’ve Questioned Why
A Million Tears It Seems I’ve Cried
A Life So Full Of Hurt And Pain
Mental Anguish I Can’t Explain
But Still You Run In After Me
To My Rescue Far Or Deep
Where I Am It Matters Not
When I Cry You Show Up
First You Fill Me With Your Peace
Then Your Mercy You Release
Gentle Loving Arms Are Next
Warm Embrace Follows That
Then You Whisper In My Ear
“Now Now My Child No Need To Fear”
Come And Tell Me Where It Hurts
So My Love Can Go To Work
I Will Wash You White As Snow
Plant You Where There’s Room To Grow
Into The Place I Planned For You
Where You Can Start Afresh And New
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Since Jesus Came
Oh The Joy That Floods My Soul
You Changed My Bronze To The Purest Gold
The Process Tho It Was Long And Hard
Came To Give Me A Brand New Start
The Sun Shines Brighter Than Yesterday
Since You Wiped My Tears Away
Tomorrow Waits And That’s Ok
Im Living Now In Today
Moment By Moment I Walk With You
Your Voice So Softly Leads Me Through
Life’s Curves and Straights
Look The Same
I’m Reborn Since Jesus Came!
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Delight!
Delight In The Lord
His Joy Never Ends
No Matter What’s Happening
There’s Peace Found There In Him
Delight In The Earth
He Made It For Such
He Formed It He Fashioned It
In His Perfect Love
Delight In The Trials And Sufferings Too
Knowing It Means He’s Working
On You
Delight In Your Neighbor. Your Brother And Friend
He Uses Them All To Build Us Up
From Within
In Delight Is No Fear, No Worry, No Angst
If God Truly Be For Us
He’s Left Nothing To Fate
Author Leslie Renee Malone
Letting Go
I’m Letting Go Of Depression
Letting Go Of This Angst
I’m So Tired Of This Storm
So Tired Of This Pain
I’m Searching For Blue Skies
Above The Storm Clouds
I’m Rising Above Letting
Fade All My Doubts
I Had To Go Home
To Remember Myself
To Find You Dear Jesus
To Ask You For Help
I Needed Your Cleansing
Your Fuller’s Soap
To Wash Away Shame, Guilt
And Self Loathing
I Didn’t Realize It Would Take
You So Long
To Clean
All The Dross With
The Fire You Were Stoking So Strong
The Pain It Was Dreadful
But You Never Gave Up
You Molded and Melded
Till Love Had To Rise Up