He told me, "Go, and sin no more",
Though I had played the rebel w-h-o-r-e;
He spoke this healing word to me
That cleansed and set my spirit free.
So many things I did before
He told me, "Go, and sin no more",
And these He never did condemn,
Though He saw every one of them.
When in the midst my soul was set,
My face with drops of shame all wet,
He told me, "Go, and sin no more-
My child, that's what the cross is for."
This golden promise I now claim,
My life will never be the same;
I follow Him who I adore-
He told me, "Go, and sin no more."
~:~X~:~
Author notes
"They will see us waving from such great heights. Come down now!" *
This poem is very personal, and this is why...
I'm thirty years old, single, and "still waiting". Aside from this, I've been close enough to the "other side" to see what I'm missing, both in its psuedo-glory and its harsh reality.
I was in a VERY close (- "but no cigar") relationship with a young man, when I finally realized it wasn't what the Lord had for me. I ended up breaking it off- it felt like I was ripping my own heart out. My poem "Cinder Love" can attest to how I was feeling.
Do I want to go out and do all the things that the world is doing? My flesh is SCREAMING "HECK YEAH!"- but if I always gave into that, I'd be a pretty shallow person. (Holding out takes discipline, more than many realize that they can handle, because they've been duped into believing its harmful to deny this kind of activity... Sorry- I don't want to be preachy, either, but it's the truth.)
"Why, oh why" do I wait?...
Well, after breaking up with the last guy, God brought me to a point where I had to forgive MYSELF, for making a willful decision against God. When I actually did ask the Lord to forgive me for this, it felt like I was ripping my heart out all over again.
And then something miraculous happened... I prayed for God to give me a word of healing, for all the wrong decisions I had previously made. That was when God gave me the verses that inspired the above poem.
God has first place again- something He hasn't had in a long time. In truth, I may FEEL like I'm "waiting for marriage", but in reality, I'm only waiting for whatever God has planned for me, whether that be marriage, or a life of singleness. If it is from God, it is a gift, one that I need to learn how to use effectively for Him.
Whatever He has for me is worth waiting for. 
Written September 28th, 2006
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A contest entry
- Waiting 'til Marriage: A Contest on Romance and Society. by greenewhiplash.
300 points, ended October 6, 2006, 13 entries
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If I have learned anything in my sixty five years of living on this terrestrial ball, it is that our God is sovereign. That means He has a plan for all His children; including the perfect soul mate we all so desperately seek. Sadly, we tend to apply worldly standards in our search and discover all too often that our desires do not always match what God wants for us. Remain prayerfully watchful and God will send the right person your way, as He did with me.Your poetry reveals a gentle spirit, a warm heart,creative talent, and an intellectual grasp on reality that is rare in someone so young. Listen to the voice of experience, do not settle for anything less that God's perfect will in your life. Keep up the good work.
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I would've never known you were being silly on here. I usually only catch very blunt humor- ESPECIALLY online! But I'm glad to know you were.
Any talent or message you see is God-given, and when I say that I truly mean it. He's the One that puts the actual phrases in my brain that start the best poems I've written. He gets all the credit either way!
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I want you to know that I was being silly with the gender cover. The other thing I knew about you was that you would not judge me no matter what I was took advantage of your gentle nature to just toy with you awhile. This piece regarding the adulterous woman is so wonderful and you have expressed the heart of Him who loves us so well. The technical aspects of the poem is well done as well Cudos and I hope you do well in this contest. RC
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I have a fried that did this form in iambic pentameter.
God totally gave this to me- the phrase just popped in my head, and the form, too. I haven't done one in this form before, so it was kinda neat to be able to do so.
And the message is a very personal one, so it meant alot to do it, too.
Thanks for the comment, Big Brother.
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Yup, you're right; I like it. Makes me want to try this form.
Of course, the message is most important. You've communicated it well here. Works well with the form. -
Praise the Lord!
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Wow, this is such an inspiring poem and everything you said about it afterward just added to it. Great work! It's amazing what God can do. Thank you so much for entering, I'm glad I got a chance to read this piece.
Abbi
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