Lessons learned

If the Lord sees fit to take you down a certain road in order
for you to learn an important lesson

 "such as learning to trust Him" and we mess up,

Not to worry,

He will bring you back to that same road until you get it, over, and over and over and over.........until of course, you tell Him you quit.



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The Gift

Blessed be this joyous morn,
Commemoration of your day.
A day of new birth; the day
Salvation came to earth.

Glory to be you oh Lord,
Look at what you've done.
You gave us hope; the birth of life,
In the the gift of your Son. 


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Choices

Darkness is the absence of light.  

Light is revealing. 
Darkness is concealing.
 
Jesus is our freeing light,

While evil fights 

To holds us to the night. 

There are choices we must make.

You and I, alone, 

Where will we call home?

Where will our hearts come to dwell?
Near the light,

or…Bound to the night?

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Keep On Movin On

 

Though the path you take seems terribly narrow, often steep and slippery, your mentor and guide encourages you to endure to the end.

He lets you know, if you hang in there, that the reward is worth the steadfast commitment. 

He also knows what lies ahead, and that if you were left on your own, you would surely give up before reaching the intended goal. 

Quitting guarantees failure!

On the journey there are courses you must take.  There are concepts to learn on how to combat the enemy.  You learn whose fight it really is in order to dissuade the forces of evil against you.

How much easier the road ahead would be if you allow the One you follow to teach you without resisting Him. Allow the Lord of the universe to clear the way before you, then peace will accompany you on your way. Don't allow circumstances to control your life. Give those circumstances over to your God and He will turn them into victories.

If there needs to be a do-over He's really good at that too.

Above all else:

Never Give Up!

Matthew 10:22  "...but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved." 

                      

Keep On Movin' On

Keep on movin' on. 

No stoppin' for the world.

Can't you see, there's liberty. 

When you keep on...

Movin' on? 

Miles away from home you say,

Not seeing your way clear. 

Feeling alone, your heart is prone,

To give in to the fear   

Keep on movin' on. 

No stoppin' for the world.

Can't you see, you'll be free,

When you keep on...

Movin' on?

Lookin' inside you will find,

There's little to hang on to. 

Lookin' at me I fail to see,

Anything good I do.

If you travel on thru thick and thin,

The mystery is made clear. 

It's Jesus in you that makes you new,

And the struggle disappears.

Keep on movin' on. 

No stoppin' for the world. 

He is sure to win over your sin. 

When you keep on, callin on,

Fallin' on Him. 


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Pausing To Consider

There are those who find the clouds quite dark and foreboding,
They see the rain as altogether melancholy and sad.

Others see the clouds as works of art, with different forms and shapes to sooth while rhythmic drops of rain make us glad.

Oh, child of God who moves among these hallowed things,
let us pause to consider with our hands raised to heaven,

That whether the sky is dark or bright, it is a good thing to remember, it was with joyous expectations given.


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Who Can You Trust?

When you call for a cab do you put the cabbie in the back and take over at the wheel because you're just not sure he knows what he's doing? You're just not sure the cab driver knows how to get you to where you want to go?

When you go to the Doctor's office, do you grab the instruments from the hand of the Doctor because you don't trust that he has your best interest at heart? Do you get angry at the Doctor for not helping you, when you refuse to even listen to what he has to say?

Ridiculous? .... Not so much.

 Do you lay in bed at night not able to sleep, worrying that the sun will fail to rise the next morning?

Do you get anxious when the moon doesn't appear, that it has gotten lost in the maze of galaxies and constellations?

Even more ridiculous? 

If you hadn't noticed, you do place yourself in the hands of many people and man made things everyday. People and things such as-- Doctors, lawyers, technology, yes, the cab driver, electricity, water coming from a faucet and many other things that you accept and trust will be there for you when you need them. Even when the computer breaks down it may be frustrating, but you know you can either get it fixed by a trusted technician or just buy a new one. 

Most of you will have to concede that God does a pretty good job with the sun, moon and stars and... you know, stuff like that.

But, wait a minuet, do you actually trust yourself with man more than with God? 

How ridiculous is that?

If We Could See

 Shall not all the host of hell tremble before your might displayed, 

standing watch o'er your children as they work and as they play? 

Your child sees not as you, for you are wisdom enthroned.

You see all of what we see, as well as what is to us unknown.

The plan well-laid to bring us down you instinctively behold.  

You search us out to quickly gather and to place into your fold.

For those who humbly call upon your great and glorious name,

you wipe the tears and speak of love to soothe their grief and pain.

If we could see the angels clothed for war in vast array,

we would more courageous be, regardless of the fray.

We would from this time forward have eyes to clearly see,

the God who watches over us; who rescues you and me.

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