Original Works
Discover Poems by Stan Fleming
A collection of heartfelt poetry created with the desire to have a deeper relationship with the Lord. Dive into poems that reflect Stan’s journey to know God more.
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Evidence
I was inspired by what Dr. Harvey Gates shared with me last week: “In view of the fact that “the whole earth is full of His glory”, then it should not be difficult to see some aspects of HIS glory each and every day! Because HE is glorious and designed the earth through and to…
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Safe Harbor
God is our guide. He’s our light. He’s our safe harbor. In Him we find the security that can be so desperately needed in the chaos and threats of this world. So thankful for the peace that comes in the safety of our never-changing God. All He asks of us…trust, release, and receive! “Safe Harbor”…
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God’s Plan
It’s inspiring (and a bit intimidating) to think God has me in this place at this specific time in accordance with His plan for me. What God asks is that we truly believe it and release this moment to Him. I’m still learning to fully trust in each moment and to fully believe I am…
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God’s Peace
I needed peace this week…from the worries…from the anxieties…from the uncertainties…from the frustrations…from the noise that only seems to get louder as my need for peace grows stronger. So I wrote this poem as a reminder to me again of where that peace comes from: “God’s Peace” I need the peace that comes from You,that…
The Creative Process
Each poem starts with an inspiration – could be a photo that triggers a thought, a thought that then matches to a photo, or a yearning from Scripture that then results in the pursuit of a photo that matches with it. Almost all result in deeper discovery about the precept of faith that emerges from the photo or thought.
Many of the core elements of faith end up in multiple inspirations and thus multiple poems as a result.
All of the poems are drafted and then set aside, and when I return to them, the inspiration from the beginning is either affirmed and the poem then finalized, or I’ll make significant edits based on where the Spirit leads me in that revisit.
I get great joy in the creation process, and I smile when I feel like the poem captures the thought put on my heart in the exact way I felt inspired with it.
That’s not always the case, but I love it when it happens that way!