Seth Gatchell

ABUNDANT LIFE

04/05/2021

ABUNDANT LIFE   April 5, 2021   Will you keep on chasing every lesser pleasure, As if it’s your heart’s next and greatest treasure? But while you’re chasing your new lesser pleasure You’re missing out on life’s greatest Treasure!   You’ll groan in this life for that missing “something more,” And rightly yearn, with hope,…

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SAVED FROM…

03/02/2021

Saved FROM March 2, 2021   Saved, from eternal loneliness, Saved, from gut-wrenching emptiness.   Saved, from vile teeth-gnashing regret, Saved, from sin’s dark black silhouette.   Saved, from all my foolish choices, Saved, from my head’s hellish voices.   Saved, from relational drama, Saved, from the horror of trauma.   Saved, from slavery of…

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6 Aches of the Soul

02/09/2021

SIX ACHES OF THE SOUL February 9, 2021   A frustrating world, the first kind of ache, Earthquakes, annoyances, and another headache. Would we turn to God if this world was ideal? The God of redemption is found in life’s ordeal!   The pain of bad choices, the second kind of ache, Consequences felt from…

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BELOVED

01/05/2021

BELOVED January 5, 2021 We all chase after that elusive something. Is it romance, success, or who I’m becoming? Where is meaning? Through political correctness? Kids? Service? Hawaii? Gym? Why am I restless?   Is there one who knows the ugliest parts of you? Has seen the very worst of you and still is true?…

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REFLECTIONS

12/08/2020

REFLECTIONS December 8, 2020   Look at the lake in the stillness of early morn, The water is like glass, not a ripple is born. But the “color” of the lake is not just deep blue, Its color reflects the colors of what’s in view.   I can “see” the trees rooted on the other…

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

11/09/2020

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR November 7, 2020   “Be careful what you ask for,” So said mother to her son. “But mom, I know what I need!” (Mom hoped he’d want wisdom).   But wisdom did not drive him, Desires and passions instead. He married “beauty” and folly, Now, his misery widespread.  …

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