In Adversity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve given it a lot of thought

And this was not the day

For me to get up, say good-bye

And simply fly away.

 

I wanted to get up and go

More than a time or two,

But I knew that flying the coop

Was not what I should do.

 

It’s hard to watch the ones I love

Struggle with life this way,

Sometimes the best that we can do

Is be there, come what may.

 

I opted to stay where I was

And do what I could do,

Then lift the rest of it in prayer,

Placing my faith in You.

 

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

I Love You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love You, Lord. Tonight, that’s all.

There’s not much I can say,

Except that I am grateful for

The grace I lived today.

 

You kept me close, under Your wing,

I never left Your sight.

Even when I felt deep dismay,

Your mercy made it right.

 

You are the strength that I needed,

The will to see it through.

I know it’s not a lot to say,

But, Lord, I do love You.

 

Matthew 22:37

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Walking The Way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m giving in early tonight.

Today was hills and vales

And I am weary from the trek,

From all the day’s travails.

 

The ups and downs through which I walked

Left me weary and sore,

But in Your peace, I find my rest

To heal and to restore.

 

Tomorrow I will start again,

Lift up the heavy load

And walk the path that leads me home,

However long the road.

 

This path is not an easy one,

Despite all I that I do,

But I’ll walk that path joyfully

If it leads me to You.

 

Jeremiah 7:23

But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’