In Time Out - Re-Posted

I’m taking time out to be still,

To breathe in the dark night,
To wash my mind clear of the thoughts
Of what went wrong or right,
And set my focus back on You,
My truest source of light. 
 
Even when all the world is dark
Your light is bright and clear.
I never have to wonder if
You’re close enough to hear,
For each time I call out to You
I find that You’re still near.
 
So, for tonight, I’m letting go
Of all that worries me,
Because I know that this world’s woes
Will one day cease to be
And I will find them meaningless
In Your eternity.

Teach and Counsel Me - Re-Posted

Teach me what I need to know,

Direct me where I ought to go,

Strengthen me that I might grow;

These blessings, Lord, on me, bestow.

Oh Lord, please keep your eye on me,

Help me become who I should be,

From sin that binds, please set me free;

I ask you, Lord, to hear my plea.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

False Fears - Re-Posted

The golden light splits through the dark

And grows to bring the dawn.

A fringe of darkness still prevails

As night time lingers on.

Although the dark will soon give way

And I know day will grow

I still hold doubts, a few “what ifs”…

What if the night won’t go?

What if the sun is driven back

Beneath the mountain’s rim?

What if the light is lost in dark

That grows more deep and grim?

I know that such fears are not real,

Though they seem real to me,

But sometimes I get caught in fears 

Of things that cannot be.

The light is faithful to the path

That you have set it on.

Despite my fears, the light will grow,

The darkness will be gone.

Then someday I will learn to trust

That you have things in hand

And I won’t have to see the proof

To know and understand.

Looking Ahead - Re-Posted

I’m trying not to look back, Lord,

On all that I’ve done wrong.
I’m keeping my focus where it
Should have been all along.
 
I know that I’ve learned from mistakes
That I made in the past,
But I need to look forward to
The future that will last.
 
For we all walk where our gaze leads.
This much I fully know,
It’s critical to focus on
Where we intend to go.
 
So help me keep my eyes on You,
Where my gaze ought to be,
And not upon sins of the past
From which You’ve set me free.

I Did Not See

 

I felt as if there was too much

That I have to fight through

And, in my own despair I thought,

“My Lord! Oh Where are You?”

I looked for You when things got rough

And did not see You there.

I felt as if You’d left me to

Be swallowed by despair.

I sat alone and wept in fear,

Not knowing how to start

Demanding that You come to me

And heal my fearful heart.

But, as I sought the words to say,

A thought occurred to me.

Perhaps You are there, still watching,

And I’m too blind to see.

I’ve let this world fill up my mind

And block You from my view.

You are not called to stay by me,

I’m called to stay by You!

If one of us has wandered off,

That fault is mine to claim.

Your Word is meant to be my guide,

And, on my lips, Your name.

I closed my eyes and called Your name,

Confessing my great sin,

And asking that my tear-filled eyes

Might find Your face again.

And when I opened up my eyes,

I still did not see You,

But, though my troubles lingered still,

I saw Your pathway through.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

How Vast Your Majesty - Re-Posted

I flew above the earth today,

With all its majesty

Lying spread out before my eyes,

As far as I could see.

And from that viewpoint upon high

I noticed something small.

It was my shadow far below,

Where light did not quite fall.

It slipped along the mountains rim

And down across the plain.

It rode beneath the flying clouds

And just behind the rain.

And it occurred to me right then

How vast this world must be,

And this is but a single earth

In all eternity.

How small am I, in all your works,

How vast your majesty.

And yet, of all your mighty works,

You gave your life for me.

1 John 4:9

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Dawn Answers - Re-Posted

I woke with new light in my heart.

The answers that I need
Were whispering within my mind,
A swiftly growing seed.
 
I asked for guidance in my life
Directions clear to see
And when I woke up this morning
You gave that gift me. 
 
So I rose up within the dawn,
Your guidance in my heart.
For you gave me, in that sunrise,
A brand new place to start.

Psalm 113:3

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.

Time With You - Re-Posted

I’m giving up on life today

And returning to joy,
For life can be too worry filled
With little to enjoy. 

But, if I step outside my life
And back into Your grace,
I find there is, deep within me,
A sacred, quiet place. 

The world will still be there, I know,
But for a little while
I think that I will sit and rest,
Remember how to smile,

And lift a song of joyful praise
To You, for giving me
A place and time where I can go
And not be so busy.

Your Palette - Re-Posted

How vibrant is your palette, Lord,

So clearly on display 
In each piece of your handiwork
That we see every day.
 
Each blossom in the early spring,
The autumnal array,
The silken white of first snow fall
When winter’s on its way. 
 
I hold my breath as seasons change
To see each new bouquet
Of colorful magnificence;
Your palette on display!

With All My Heart - Re-Posted

I love You, Lord, with all my heart,

I’ll praise you with delight
For You have turned my thorns to blooms,
My darkness into light. 
 
I love You, Lord, with heart and soul,
You’re my strength when I’m weak.
And I will praise You, Lord, until
I can no longer speak. 
 
I love You, Lord, I always will.
For You gave life to me,
And I will not stop loving You
Through all eternity. 
 
Deuteronomy 6:5   
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.