Reason why I wrote this book!

I feel that this passage of Scripture reflects

the reason why I wrote this book. 6. We do,

however, speak a message of wisdom among

the mature, butnot the wisdom of this age,

who are coming to nothing. 7. No, we speak of

God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been

hidden and that God destined for our glory

before time began. 8. None of the rulers of this

age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord
of glory.9. However ,as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love

him" - 10. but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things of God.
11. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the
same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.  12. We have not
received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God has freely given us. 13. This is
what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit,
expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14. The man without the Spirit does not accept

the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot
 understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15. The spiritual man makes
judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment: 16. For who
has known the mind of theLord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1 Cor. 2: 6-16 NIV

Author and poet Harel R. Lawrence invites readers along with him on a
spiritual journey with his book of poetic reflections, Take a Closer
Look: A Spiritual Journey into the Soul (published by AuthorHouse),
powerful examination of faith, love and spirituality that will opens readers’ eyes to God’s presence in their everyday lives.
Challenging readers to walk in truth and light, Take a Closer Look conveys the enduring truth that in spite of adversity, there will always be hope, love and peace for God’s children. Lawrence captures the constant persistence of faith in our lives with “Sharing the Light with Others”, featured here in excerpt:

Are our lives so different that we can only find the light in certain people.
Must we look farther than the stars to see the light in others? If our lives
are so different, the light we shall see will be different too. It is not the light
that makes us different, because the light gives us the strength to go on.
As we shall follow this path, we will all see the light together and our lives
will be the same, even though we are different in ways we cannot
describe. Later in life it will not be different, so we must not be confused
and turn away, because of the way we see others. We share the light with
them by opening our hearts and letting light in. Then the light will be
stronger than one person could see alone.

Be true with compassion!

May the glory of the Lord bless you that your heart be true with compasssion, may your footsteps be a path of true beauty , walk in the light of His glory so that you will listen to the whisper of a child's heart in the wind. May your compassion be true to those that are in despair. May the wind whisper in your ear the prayers of those who are in need of your heart. May the Lord speak to your heart and whisper the words of compassion. As the days be filled with joy so will the hearts of those that have true compassion. May the mountains carry the voices up to the heavens with the love of those that seek His name on most high. The rivers that flow so peaceful through the valleys and the rushing of the waters that will break your spirit with great compassion. May your tears be filled with drops of love and compassion for those that are feeling sad.

Do not be complaisant in thy walk

My divine messenger and thy servant do not be complaisant in your walk so that ye would lose your first love. Adhere to thy word for your peace of mind and bring ye strength to ye faith. Take thy message to thy heart as a warning that thy walk is stagnant. Be sure that thy heart stays true to thy word and thy first love is not lost to those who will lead ye to stray. There are those who have fallen away and are complaisant in their walk and are very stagnant in their growth of thy faith. For thy faith to stay true, and thy first love would stay strong according thy
word. One must examine thy walk and ask for thy help from thy brethern in faith. Stand firm together in thy word and rebuke thy complaisant and thy stagnant walk. For thy brethern adhere to thy first love as a focus to those that seek your guidance and be humble and understanding. Thy knowlege that ye know comes from thy faith, as thy teacher and thy servant will surely walk in thy light. As thy servant and thy messenger ye are not weak, just stay focus on thy walk and not fall away.

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Walk in the light of day.

As we walk in the Spirit, thy light of day will shine forth the glory of power that shall

bestowed upon thy servant. Walking in Spirit is walking in truth knowing that God

will never leave you nor forsake you. As one that is in Spirit will become one. My divine messenger

as you walk in light will also walk in Spirit and you shall adhere to the wisdom that

bestowed upon you. Walk in the Spirit as one walks in love and not show any blemish towards your

brothers and sisters as love that be waken by your great passion towards others. In the light of day

 one shall fathom the concept of knowing and understanding the truth that has set you apart from

others.

errors of your ways

Adhere to the errors of your ways, be strong in your ability to do the will that I have commanded you

 to follow. My divine messenger adhere to the ways that will lift others up according to my words.

 Adhere to your faith and stay focus on the path that leads to your blessings. My dear servant I here

your thoughts and your strength shows forth through your love and admiration towards your calling

and others. As one without blemish one must adhere to thy messages and focus on the truth that is so

written, thy truth is thy strength and the truth that one must adhere to errors of our ways and one must

 step forth and be strong in their faith. So, that the errors of our ways may change for the good of thy

servant. Thy servant and thy messenger will truly shine forth through the power of your messages and

 the power of your divine love.