Abundant Life

By Maxine Lantz

Abundant Life features poetry describing the life-changing transformation in a life that is committed to Jesus Christ and in a heart that is His forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jun 19, 2012
• ISBN: 9781449755980

Maxine Lantz

This book deals with the impact that accepting Jesus Christ can have in a life. A new cleansed heart and soul combined with the peace, joy, love, mercy and grace of Jesus Christ is the reward for surrendering one's life to Christ. The author has experienced that life-changing transformation in her life and wants others to know that same transformation is available to them.   She believes that God has given her the words in this book. She calls herself God's typist, for that is all that she has to do once God has given her the words.   She lives in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Jim. When they married in 2003, they blended families of three boys (hers) and four girls (his). Now they are all theirs. They presently have three grandsons and four granddaughters. They enjoy serving in their local church and have been extremely blessed with people who love them.

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-5598-0 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-5597-3 (sc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910516

WestBow Press rev. date: 9/21/2012

CONTENTS

Blessings for Baby

Footprints in Time

Freedom Is Not Free

I Know I’ll Never Understand

I Love You

If We Sin

If You Hold to My Teaching

If Your Brother Sins Against You

Jesus Is Just Like Me

Just

Love Repeated

Memory Loss

My Hope Is in You

My Life Is a Parable

My Prayer for All My Days

My Salvation and My Honor

My Shepherd

My Strength Is in the Sovereign Lord

My Weapons

Obey My Commandments

Poem of Thanks

Refined and Rejoicing

Rejoice and Weep

Rise Up, O Lamb

Seeker and Savior

Sowing and Reaping

Steps of Love

Success and Failure

Thank You, Lord

Thank You Is Not Quite Enough

That Hand

The Choice of a Lifetime

The First Christmas Gifts

The Fool

The Gates and the Roads

The Lord Is Watching

The Power of God’s Love

The Sheep Know the Shepherd

The Truth of the Cross

There Is None Like You

This Earth Is Not My Home

Through

Unimaginable

Walking in the Desert

What a Vision

What Did You Do with My Son?

What Lies Ahead

What You Did for Me

When I Walk Beside My Savior

When We Work for the Lord

Who Can Compare

to the Glory of God?

Who Is God?

Why Not?

With God on Your Side

Wondering Questions

Worthy Wardrobe

You

You Are God

You Have Been Good to Me

Your Creation

Your Hands

Your Love and Care, Lord

Your Treasure

AUTHOR’S FOREWORD

I have called this booklet of poetry Abundant Life because that is what I have been given, not filled with what the world views as abundance, but full of the love, peace, mercy and grace of my Lord. I hope that these poems will give you some insight into what I believe is the true character of God and his son, Jesus Christ. I thank God for saving me, and I look forward to spending eternity with God and Jesus Christ.

I pray that these poems will edify the reader, and that those who know Christ as Saviour will be encouraged to continue their walk with him. For the reader that does not yet know Christ in this personal way, I pray that these words will lead you to the point in your life where you will accept Christ as your personal Saviour.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the keepers of my words. Each poem I write gets sent to my sister (Lynda Taylor), my husband Jim, my pastor and his wife (John & Cheryl Scorgie, who are also dear friends), and to another two friends (Carrol Ross and Joyce Lindsay). They are my biggest supporters, and I thank them for their love, loyalty and faithfulness.

Thank-you,

Maxine Lantz

Other Books By This Author:

Rhyming Revelation

Love On The Wing

Flights Of Fancy

Covenant Of Care

Basking In The Son-Shine

BLESSINGS FOR BABY

If I had the power to make wishes come true,

Then