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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New
As I think about my journey in life, I’m embarrassed now by the many, many times I rebelled and sinned, doing things my way and arrogantly believing that my choices and my path and plan were right. That guilt and shame has been washed away by the love of our Lord. So thankful that with…
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Covenant
Rainbows feel very personal…revelations that lead to renewal…reminders of God’s presence, protection, and provision…reflections that allow peace that’s always needed and timely. For me, they point me back to God’s promises…His covenant with us. I’m thankful for each rainbow…all that they mean…the awe they provide…the pointer they always are to God’s and all His mercy…
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Faithfulness
When I face challenges of any kind or feel anxiety coming, I find myself now immediately saying, “I trust you, Lord”. That trust is fortified greatly by remembering God’s faithfulness throughout my life, and the sharing of God’s faithfulness from others which I hear constantly. I thank You Lord…I praise You Lord…I trust You Lord…Thy…
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Why Me?
It’s hard at times to understand how our God of all creation can be present with any one of us specifically and care about our personal needs and issues. In the “why me” moments, remember those times when you felt His peace, when you felt Him near, or when He intervened. It’s through the remembering…
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!