Ty Lewis

Kiss It Up to God Ty Lewis

Kiss it up to God" is a phrase I'd hear from time to time as a rambunctious youth. In between mud pies and a game of hid and seek you were bound to drop your midday snack. "Kiss it up to God," your friend would shout and so you did. You would pucker up and kiss your chocolate chip cookie and lift it high in the sky. Raising it high meant God could reach it...wash it and make it good enough to eat again. If it could only be that simple to the adult mind, right? Could we actually kiss our regrets up to God? What about our failures? How about all those who have hurt us or our sin? Could God wash us and make us good again? Psalms 55:22(NLT) tells us to "Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. 1 John 1:9 says "But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." The word of God tells us the answer to our questions is a resounding, YES! He can reach us. He can cleanse us. All it takes is the willingness to confess and the work of giving it all to Him. This anthology is an honest exploration of one's journey through refinement. Confessions & rebukes meet dreams & forgiveness in rhythm & rhyme. These poems are divided into eight relatable chapters as tangible as a chocolate-chip cookie at midday. Certainly, life will mix in heartache and pain with your joy. Yet, what a delight it is to know that we can kiss it up to God. His unconditional love will perfect that which concerns us. It's a simple concept out of the mouth of babes. Atlas, with a little imagination and faith, it still works.