Remind Me Series Poetry

“Remind Me” – December 5, 2023

Where have You been?
I’m sure You could ask me the same thing,
Except You already know the answer.
I know it’s been a while,
But I still can’t shake the disappointment
Of the last carefully worded prayer I whispered.
I know You’re not a genie
Who would twist my words
When You know my heart,
When You knew what I would I ask
Before I said the first word.
Maybe that’s why Your answer Wounded me so deeply.

Was my mustard seed faith still too small to move my mountains?
It wasn’t that long ago
When I gave You the broken pieces of my heart that I held,
So that You could teach me to climb.
I followed You to the greatest heights.
We sat on mountain tops
And You pointed me to the most beautiful new beginning.
I’m grateful for that
Always.

I trusted You as a child-
Always tried to do my best to follow in Your steps.
I never thought one day I’d want to leave Your side,
But You knew the day would come.
You saw me walking down dark paths
Before I ever had the chance to take the first step.
You filled my life with reminders in preparation
To show me that no matter where I go,
No matter how deep and dark the lows,
That You see me, and You love me
And nothing I ever do will make You stop
Looking after me.

Remind me when I whispered in my heart that I’m not sure You’re real,
I followed You to Psalms, reminding me only fools believe that.
Remind me of the first time I gave too much of myself away
And You didn’t hold it against me when I thought I strayed too far.
Remind me of every time I asked You why no one thought I was beautiful
How You said even if You were the only one to see it, it wouldn’t be less true.
And remind me when I wanted to give away my body recklessly
To numb the pain of my loss,
You rescued me and bound my heart to someone worthy.

I never doubted Your love – not once in all the pain
I need help trusting Your plan.
Your plan that may or may not include my oldest, deepest longing.
So, remind me when I feel
Barren
That my life is still full,
That my life is not over,
And You are not done.
I still don’t like Your answer today,
So teach me to ask better questions.
Keep drawing me back the way You always do.
Use this to remind me that no matter how far the distance
I put between us, You will close it
When I give you my hurt and call out Your name.

-Kimberly L.

November 19, 2003

Do you think I’m beautiful?

Of course I do.
Why would you ask such a thing?

Because when I look in the mirror
All I see is what’s wrong with me.

So, what’s wrong with you?

I’m not thin enough;
My hair is so frizzy;
My face is too round.
I’m just not pretty like the other girls.

Who said you weren’t pretty?

Everyone says it-
I hear it whispered in the magazine aisle.
It’s echoed on the television.
People say it with their actions-
Only pretty girls get asked out on dates.
Pretty girls get all the attention.

I never said you weren’t pretty.
I said you’re beautiful.

I know.

Don’t you believe me?

Yes, but it’s different with you.

Why?

Because You created me;
Of course You’d think I’m beautiful.

Why can’t you be satisfied with that?

Because You’re the only one.

And what if I am?
I am the final say in all things.
I say you’re beautiful
And it’s the truth no matter who believes it;
No matter who sees it.
So who are you going to believe,
Them or Me?

December 9, 2018

I hold on tightly to the broken pieces of my heart
Afraid to give You
What only You can restore
Because I don't understand
How this could be Your plan.

You ask me to trust You.
I did and look what happened
I whisper as each piece
Pierces my skin and cuts deeper
This happened on Your watch.

I know what You can do.
I've seen You move mountains
For so many others.
Why didn't You move mine?

Because I'm going to teach you to climb,
But you need to empty your hands first.
I know your heart better than anyone,
And I will restore it like new.
Once you let go,
I will heal every wound.
Follow Me - I'm going to show you
Something more beautiful than you can imagine
On the other side.