Because in each day, no matter how dark or how long, there is a praise to be found. Sometimes our hearts are too weary or too frightened to voice them, but our souls cry out to God... and He is there.
The road was long before us, Lord,
But Your grace brought us through
With lots of joy and family
And praises raised to You.
The new couple to be
And all the little additions
To the family tree.
Then once more hit the road
Carrying with us in our hearts
The blessings You’d bestowed.
Our travels, now complete,
I take my thanks, my joy filled heart,
And lay them at Your feet!
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard
you in all your ways.
The road lies dark before me now,
It twists beyond my sight.
Yet, I know that however dark,
I’ll walk it in Your Light.
Scare me off of the road
That leads me straight back to Your throne,
Your heavenly abode.
Dragging me to my knees,
But in Your Word I find the peace
That brings heart and soul ease.
And put You in my place.
With my focus on You, not me,
I see, not grief, but grace.
But where I place my gaze.
If I am focused on You, Lord,
Then You make straight my ways
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make
straight your paths.
While I am nothing much to see,
Even I look quite grand
When I am nestled in the world
Created by His hand.
Was formed within God’s grace
And each has beauty of its own
In heart or soul or face.
But see them through God’s eyes.
You may be startled that you find
A glorious surprise.
Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the
unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s
sight.
There is a darkness in the world,
Born of a greater war,
And we are caught up in the fight,
However small we are.
The Light calls to our soul.
One will break us before the end,
The other makes us whole.
In focusing on “me”,
But that delight fades away fast
And leaves just misery.
Forever’s closing in.
When this life ends where will you be?
You know the Light will win.
And those few that remain
Confirm the Light’s true victory,
Removing the Dark’s stain.
Whose side you will be on.
The Darkness will never prevail…
God’s love is never gone.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
We spend our lives in tick and tock,
The moments that life brings,
But in between the big moments
Are all the precious things.
The stillness of the early dawn,
The rainfall on the roof,
The fruit blossoms in early spring
That lead to autumn’s proof.
The joy we find in simple things,
Like simply being still,
Can matter more than the events
That test our strength and will.
Life brings us to the ticks and tocks
That shape the world we know,
But how we live the in between
Determines how we grow.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
The treasures that we store on earth
Seem precious in our day,
But in the long run they will fade
And fall into decay.
That holds the same value
As the grace through which Heaven's King
Forever will see you.
The world forgets your name,
But His redemption and His grace
Will still be yours to claim.
Secure it in your heart,
And you will find that it’s still there
When this life falls apart.
“Do not lay up for
yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves
break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal."
This amazing photo is a gift from TAF, taken on her trip to Egypt!
How unceasing is the flow
Of Your gracious mercy.
It is the only hope I have
That my soul will be free.
I’m too broken by far,
But You poured Your grace over me
And washed away each scar.
As it has always done.
You’re the beginning and the end,
You are my redemption.
For the love You give me,
But I will love and praise You, Lord,
For all eternity.
And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of
the water of life without payment.
I lift my voice in songs of praise,
I rejoice in Your name,
But mine is not the only song
Your wonders to proclaim.
Within the new day’s light.
The blossoms sing out in Your praise
In colors sweet and bright.
Their songs of praise to You
As the soft breezes stir their leaves
While it is passing through.
In joyful praise they sing.
Rejoicing, each in their own way,
To You, our Lord and King.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break
forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Though it is joyful on its face,
There’s poison at its core.
Be careful that you’re not deceived,
Death’s all it holds in store
Behind a smiling face
There lies a heart that longs to lead
Innocence to disgrace.
Their words are sweet to hear,
But there is poison in their hearts.
Be cautious when they’re near.
To lead you far from Him.
The vipers, as in days of old,
Still harbor souls most grim.
Turn back from those who try
To make you believe something that’s
A pretty, poisoned lie.
And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless
evil, full of deadly poison.
I found a photo just today
Of loved ones lost to me.
I felt fresh sorrow fill my heart.
That’s how it’s meant to be.
Like blossoms, we all die.
Yet, He has promised renewal,
And His Word does not lie.
But His Word will live on,
So, if He’s called them home to Him,
Then they aren’t really gone.
And knew He’d redeemed them.
Knowing that, I choose to rejoice
And give my thanks to Him.
And wither in the sun,
I’ll rejoice that His Word stands true
And my new life’s begun,
Then turn my fading gaze toward
The Light of Heaven’s Son.
The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of
the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the
flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever
