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    A Sparkle of Hope
    A Sparkle of Hope
    A Sparkle of Hope
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    A Sparkle of Hope

    By Martha L. Durham

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    Through my hurts, my pain, and my sorrows, Jesus has been here with me, holding my hand. He gave me a sparkle of hope. It kept me going and still does. I know my heavenly Father knows where I am. He is my everything. One day as I was driving my city bus downtown Atlanta, I heard the Lord say three times, write a book. My English teacher said I couldn't put two words together. But my heavenly Father said write a book. So the words started to come, so I wrote. In 2005, my dad passed away. Then in 2006, my husband passed away. I didn't write for three years. My first poem I wrote after three years was, Hey, Jesus do you know I moved! It felt good to write again. Jesus said, Martha, it's time to write. It was good to hear my Father's voice again. Thank you, Jesus, for trusting me with your words, the words that touch my heart. I pray that my book will touch your heart as it does mine. And I hope this book brings you A Sparkle of Hope.

    "The Lord's love never ends; his mercies never stop They are new every morning; Lord, your loyalty is great. I say to myself, The Lord is mine, so I hope in Him. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to those who seek him. (Lamentations 3:2125)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInspiring Voices
    Release dateMay 29, 2013
    ISBN9781462406265
    A Sparkle of Hope
    Author

    Martha L. Durham

    Martha Durham has loved the Lord all her life. She is blessed to hear his voice. She feels like he has raised her from a child he has always been there for her through the good times and bad. He is her everything. He is her sparkle of hope every day.

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      A Sparkle of Hope - Martha L. Durham

      Copyright © 2013 Martha L. Durham.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Inspiring Voices books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      Inspiring Voices

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      1-(866) 697-5313

      Unless otherwise stated, scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0627-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0626-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013908257

      Inspiring Voices rev. date: 05/28/2013

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      DEDICATED TO

      CHAPTER 1

      My Father’s Voice

      JESUS IS THE GENTLE BREEZE

      THE COVER

      WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?

      HEAVEN SENT

      WAKE - UP

      WHAT’S WRONG?

      A NEW DAY

      HE IS THE ONE

      JUST SEND ME

      YOUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN

      IT WAS PERFECT THE FIRST TIME

      BEYOND MY TWISTED DREAMS

      JUST A HEART BEAT AWAY

      TRUSTING YOU

      JUST AN IMAGE IN A MIRROR

      PUT YOUR EYES ON HIM

      IN HIS LIGHT

      MY GIFT

      MY THOUGHTS

      HE LOOKS AT YOUR HEART

      STAND YOUR GROUND

      USE ME

      HIS WORD

      I SEE YOU IN EVERYTHING

      A FRIEND

      IN HIS PRESENCE

      DREAMS DO COME TRUE

      WITH PEN IN HAND

      FAITH

      THE LIFE OF THE BOOK

      THE DIFFERENCE

      THE SECRET PLACE

      IN HIS PRESENCE AGAIN

      KNOWING HIM

      THE SIMPLE LIFE

      HIS CANVAS

      JESUS LOVES ME

      WHO IS THIS MAN?

      BLOWING IN THE WIND

      ACCUSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

      CHAPTER 2

      In My Father’s Eyes

      JESUS REMINDED ME OF WHEN

      BEHIND THE VEIL

      FAMILY

      THANK YOU

      PUT HIM FIRST

      HIS LOVE

      IN HIS ARMS

      YOU FLEW RIGHT OUT OF MY LIFE

      SILVER AND GOLD

      LITTLE HANDS

      TRUE FEELINGS

      IN THE SHADOW’S OF YOUR MIND

      IN THE PALM OF HIS NAIL SCARRED HAND’S

      THE SUN IS SHINING THROUGH

      DRIFTERS

      A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT (1)

      ANGEL’S

      PREACH MY WORD

      A MANSION

      OUR PASTOR

      HE ANSWER’S

      I’M YOUR’S LORD

      WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU LORD?

      WE ARE ONE

      MY TRUE FRIEND

      PRAYER

      WHAT IS LOVE?

      ONE STEP AT A TIME

      HE UNDERSTAND’S

      SPLENDOR

      A NEW CHANGE

      THE VOICE’S

      JESUS IS THE VOICE IN THE WIND

      A PRAYER WAS ANSWERED

      HIS ORDER’S

      YOUR CHILD

      THE LORD ANSWERED

      JUST HOLD HIS HAND.

      WING’S OF LOVE

      FACE TO FACE

      CHAPTER 3

      My Father’s Heart

      SOUL SEARCHER

      ALONE IN A CROWDED ROOM

      I WELCOME YOU LORD

      THE WAY OUT

      THEIR DREAM’S AND OUR MEMORIE’S

      MY MANSION

      HIS LOVE, MY FAITH

      RAINDROP’S

      IN TIME’S OF TROUBLE

      SEEK ME

      MY LOVE

      MY DADDY

      TWISTED DREAM’S

      DREAM’S YOU LEFT BEHIND

      WASHED IN HIS BLOOD

      THE STREET’S OF GOLD

      MOMMA

      THE BLOOD

      HOME WARD BOUND

      HIS MIGHTY HAND

      ANY - TIME, ANY - PLACE

      ONE OF THE 300

      SHARING TOGETHER

      A SMILE

      FALL WINDS

      WHY?

      A NEW DAY

      I’LL BE THERE

      MEMORIES

      THERE IS PEACE IN MIST OF THE BATTLE

      YOU KNOW

      STANDING IN HIS WORD

      WE LOVE YOU, SO

      FEELIN’S FROM THE HEART

      THE ONLY HOPE

      THIS GIRL KNOW’S HER ONLY HOPE IS JESUS..

      TALK TO JESUS

      TO THE END’S OF THE EARTH

      ACCUSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

      A SPARKLE OF HOPE

      A NOTE FROM MARTHA

      INTRODUCTION

      I WAS AT A PRAISE AND WORSHIP SERVICE AT CHURCH WHEN I HAD A VISION. I HAD MY EYES CLOSED SEEKING THE FACE OF MY FATHER. I SAW THE EYES OF JESUS SO CLEARLY. EVERYTHING AROUND HIS EYE’S WAS A MISTY WHITE COLOR. HIS EYES WERE SO PEACEFUL AND CALM BUT WHEN I LOOKED I SAW AN UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THINGS, A LOVE THAT COULD REACH BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING.

      THERE WAS A WARMNESS ALL AROUND AND THE WORLD, WAS BLOCKED OUT AS IF THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE AROUND….. YET, THE ROOM WAS PACKED FULL, WITH STANDING ROOM ONLY!

      AS I HEARD HIS VOICE SPEAK SO CLEARLY, HE SAID, ‘WRITE A BOOK’ I REMEMBER ASKING WHAT SHOULD I NAME IT? THE WORD’S (A SPARKLE OF HOPE) CAME TO MY MIND AND AS I LOOKED INTO HIS EYE’S IN HIS RIGHT EYE THERE WAS A SPARKLE * OF WHITE LIGHT SO CLEAR AND PURE.

      I KNEW I HAD HEARD FROM MY FATHER IN MY HEART AND SPIRIT! I WILL NEVER FORGET HIS PEACE, HIS LOVE AND HIS JOY THAT I FELT IN HIS PRESENCE.

      STILL TO THIS DAY HE IS GIVING ME MY DREAMS AND A SPARKLE OF HOPE.

      The Lord gave the word: Great was the company of those Who Published It.

      (Psalms 68:11)

      DEDICATED TO

      The HOLY SPIRIT for you have stayed with me when times were really hard for me.

      Thank you, Jesus, for not turning away when I needed you most.

      Thank you for giving me a loving family.

      Thank you for your words you have given me.

      And thank you for all the   PASTORS AND TEACHERS

                  FATHERS AND MOTHERS

                  HUSBANDS AND WIVES

                  BROTHERS AND SISTERS

                        CHILDREN

                  FRIENDS AND STRANGERS

                            FOR

      Reading my book and I hope it will give you A

      SPARKLE

      OF

      HOPE…

      Thank you.

      CHAPTER 1

      My Father’s Voice

      JESUS IS THE GENTLE BREEZE

      STANDING HERE THINKING OF THE GOOD TIMES

      WE HAVE SPENT TOGETHER.

      AS MY THOUGHTS DRIFT TO THE BREEZE

      AND THE SOUNDS OF THE WAVES,

      WASHING UP ON THE BEACH.

      AS I WONDER HOW IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,

      I REMEMBER HOW IT IS.

      THERE’S NEVER BEEN ANYONE I WAS REALLY CLOSE TO.

      I DON’T KNOW WHY.

      MAYBE I NEVER WILL.

      I FEEL LIKE I CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING

      AND YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.

      I’M GLAD YOU’RE MY FRIEND,

      AND FRIEND IS NOT A WORD I USE ALL THE TIME.

      IT’S LIKE A GENTLE BREEZE – IT NEVER GOES AWAY,

      AND LIKE A CREEK THAT NEVER STOPS RUNNING,

      IT MAY HIT THE ROCKS SOME TIMES BUT IT WILL NEVER

      STOP RUNNING OR GO AWAY.

      THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP.

      YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE,

      AND YOU WILL NEVER GO AWAY.

      BUT BACK TO THE REAL WORLD…TO REAL THOUGHTS

      AND TO PEOPLE WHO CALL YOU FRIEND TO YOUR FACE

      AND TALK ABOUT YOU BEHIND YOUR BACK.

      IT’S THE REAL WORLD.

      JESUS IS MY FRIEND

      MY FATHER

      MY LORD AND SAVIOR

      HE IS MY EVERYTHING.

      Proverbs 20:19 – Don’t tell your secrets to a gossip unless you want them broadcast to the world. (TLB) For more of the word, please see: James 4:4 (TLB)

      THE COVER

      THERE’S AN OLD SAYING

      I’M SURE YOU

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