Description
For the Love of God, A collection of praise and worship poems by Arletia Mayfield is a testimony of the intimate relationship that can be developed with Jesus Christ through writing. It is a transparent look at selections from a young woman’s journal that is filled with faith, hope, determination, humility and the love of Christ. This collection will inspire, encourage and increase your faith. This is a great gift for young women, but women of all ages will experience revival through the poems, letters and confessions shared in this book.
Table of Contents
Dedication Page 6
The Prophetic Scribe Mandate 7 Foreword 9 Testimony of The Prophetic Scribe 11 Chapter One – Letters to My Lord A date with the King 13 Awaken, Holy Spirit 15 Confession 16 Born Again 18 Exposing Your Love 19 How Amazing You Are 20 I Seek Your Face, Not Your Hand 21 Love Letter to My Lord 22 May I Have Another Day 24 Mold & Shape Me, Lord 25 My Prayer 26 Prayer of Repentance 27 Tell Me What You Want 28 The Dance 29 The Offering 30 You’re all I Need 31 The Ultimate Love 32 You are my Life 34
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Chapter Three – Letters to My Husband
I Submit to You 54 I want a Husband 55 I’ll Wait for You 56 (Soul mate Affirmation) Inspire Me 58 Kiss the Tear Before it Falls 59 Music in Your Ears 60 Ode to the Preacher 62 Passion Poem 64 The Seasons of Love 65 Where is a Righteous Man of God? 66 Chapter Four – Letters to the Church Judge Me Not 69 Hidden Baggage 70 I lay down my life for you 72 I’ve Got You says The Lord 74 My name is Jesus 76 Vision Poem 78
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Chapter Two – Faith in God
A Woman after God’s own Heart 38 He Has the Power 40 Nowhere Else To Go 42 One Way or Another It’s Life 43 Stand 44 The Real Reason for the Season 45 The Whore is Gone 46 Trusting God 47 Wait on the Lord 48 Why? Because I Love You 49 Wisdom 50
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Share Your Testimony 82
The Prophetic Scribe Writer’s Forum 83 The Prophetic Scribe Ministries 84
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Foreword by Theresa Harvard Johnson, President, APSOTS The School of the Scribe (formerly Voices of Christ Literary Ministries, Int’l.)
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;
and they loved not their lives unto the death. ~ Revelation 12:11 ~
Testimony of The Prophetic Scribe
I have been writing poems and letters to God for as long as I can remember. It started when I was about seven years old. I began writing out of fear, desperation and helplessness. I’m glad that I knew there was a God and that he could hear my prayers. As I grew older, the central theme of my poetry was romance, emotions and feelings. I documented practically every relationship in poems, letters and journal entries. As time passed, and I grew away from the Lord and became more entrenched in the perverse world of pornography, my poetry became more erotic. I even gained a reputation on the poetry circuit as “the erotic poet”, but the spirit of the Lord warred with the spirit of the harlot and the style of poetry that made me popular became a source of guilt.
One day, while praying, I asked the Lord if my poetry was an offense to him. “I believe that you put this passion in me,” I cried, “…but, if it’s not pleasing to you, Lord, please take it away.” Finally, the Lord responded by leading me to the Song of Solomon, the most passionate book in the Holy Bible. I cried as I read it. Afterwards, the Lord assured me that the gift was indeed from him, but it was being misdirected. He told me to direct all my passion to him, and I would finally experience the true love that I had been searching for. This book is the evidence of that redirection and I have not looked back. Like King Solomon, I have had it all, done it all and seen it all, but it was all meaningless without God. It was only by His grace and mercy that I am able to share my testimony with you.
For the Love of God is a compilation of poems, letters and devotionals that reveal the personal relationship that I developed with Jesus Christ once I realized that what I was seeking in the world through addictions (drugs, sex, and alcohol) was not satisfying my cravings. I had to admit to myself that the root of my desire was love. I was searching for “true love” in all the wrong places. My addictions were a sad substitute for the love my heart really desired.
My deliverance from addictions came through writing, confessing, repenting and praising.
For the Love of God has touched the hearts of many men and women. It is an honest and transparent expression of intimacy with Jesus Christ. It is my hope that you are inspired to share your own expression of love for God. It is a great way to share your testimony.
Arletia Mayfield
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