Month: August 2018

Are You in Tune?

I know these words are not my own
I’m amazed by the Father’s hand
Carrying my pen across the page
Allowing me to help us both understand

The meaning of life and why we were born
Is to carry the torch of our faith
To our brothers and sisters caught up in the storms
Of life and Liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Yes, our struggles will continue
When we think we know what’s best
We say that we pray…but do we get down on our knees
Before asking The Father to fulfill or needs?

We shoot bullet prayers often… straight up to the sky
We talk to God while driving in the car
But when was the last time we fell before His throne
Instead of just wishing on His stars

We question, we ponder, how do we know when He answers our prayers?
Do we think we should get a vision or a sign?
When His answer comes you’ll know deep down in your gut
Not just at the corners of your mind

There are times we believe we’ve received answered prayer
Maybe regarding a relationship, a problem or a job?
Only to find our signals got crossed and
We must change the channel, turn the page…twist the knob

To get on the right frequency to receive His Word
And continually make the right choice
So we don’t get mixed signals we must kneel when we pray
To stay in tune with The Father’s voice

Hiding Place

Bless me with Your peace Lord God
Calm my anxious heart

Spare me from going down to the pit
For up from the grave You brought

All those who believe in Your name
Those who put their trust in You

Protect me from trouble, deliver me
For my hiding place is in You

Yes! The eyes of The Lord are on the righteous
His ears are attentive to our cry

The face of The Lord is against those who do evil
He will cut off the memory of them when we die

The Lord stands close to the brokenhearted
He saves those whose spirits are crushed

All of His laws are meant for good
His precepts are always just

So we stand in faith and acknowledge You, Lord
For You are The King of Kings

Master, Jehovah, Mighty God
Holy One, creator of all things

Yes! You O’ God are my refuge, my strength
I forever put my trust in You

Protect me, deliver me, keep me safe
For my hiding place is in You

Vital Necessity

You O’ God are a vital necessity
We seek you with all of our heart
We share this quest for you O’ God
With others who know you and are a part
Of your Kingdom
Your riches in glory
Your majestic Heavenly home
Those who love and revere You O’ God
Those complete
In the fullness of Shalom
In the peace that passes all human understanding
In tranquility, safety and rest
In the perfect fullness of wholeness and health
Contentment in You O’ God
Finds us blessed
We trust You O’ God
We commit our ways to You, Lord
For you make the righteousness
Shine like the dawn
The justice of our cause
Like the noonday sun
The desires of our heart
Delight in You with song
So we seek you O’ God
You alone quench our thirst
You alone are our master, our king
We seek You O’ God, our Heavenly Father
Majestic Creator, Mighty King of all Kings

The Next Right Thing

When life veers off Your path that is best
Help me Lord, to take the next right step

In unsettling times, when I don’t know what to do
Help me Lord Jesus, to make the next right move

When life’s journey leads to a crowded intersection
Point me Jehovah, in the right direction

To the next best thing that I should do
That will continue to bring me closer to You

If patience is needed, Father, help me to wait
Keep me from making the same mistakes

Give me a vision, when I see a clouded view
Help me God, keep me, hold me tighter to You

For Your ways are higher than my ways
Your thoughts higher than my thoughts (Isaiah 55:9)

Renew my mind Lord, make me think
Contemplate the next right thought

When I am weary Lord, when sleep won’t come
Give me rest, make my body succumb

To the next best thing that I should embrace
That guarantees I will see Your face

When frustrations come screaming, loud and bold
Help me to choose best, what I should hold

Forever placing my trust in You
So the next right thing is what I do.

The Captain

Have you been riding in someone else’s wake
Taking in the scenic view
Coasting along in their dredged out path
Letting them do all the work for you?

You watch them navigate through shallow, murky, depths
White capping swells, a strong salty breeze
Even forging on through torrential rains
Head first into uncharted seas

Don’t you think it’s time
To sail outside their wake
To test the waters on your own?

Be the captain of your own ship
Make it or break it!
Take over the helm…right or wrong!

Stop listening to the gale force winds
They’ll howl and scare you
Play tricks on your mind

Make you think you should turn around
Follow along with the crowd
Behind

But if you’ll batten down the hatches
Secure your ropes and
Steer into

The gale force winds aren’t so scary
They’ll be the force
That is guiding You

Through Life’s uncharted waters
Providing you the power
To forge ahead

Through stormy nights
When the wind and darkness
Tempt to kiss the water’s edge

You can expect tossing and turning
The winds of change
Will blow forward…then aft

Just keep God at the helm
As you Captain your ship
He’ll chart your destiny, your future, your path

Under Construction

I may have messy places in my life
But God’s not finished with me
He has a perfect plan for my future
Far beyond all this mess I see

Sometimes the mess is just part of the process
I may have even brought it all on myself
But despite the poor choices that I’ve made
I choose to tuck them away…high upon a shelf

Out of reach

Where I don’t have to look at them everyday
A constant reminder of things done wrong
Words I should have spoken, words I didn’t say

But the accuser will work overtime
To remind me of all the wrong I’ve done
So I must remember not to believe those lies
So he’ll know that he still hasn’t won

The battle for my soul, the battle for my heart
Because I am still under the Architects construction
Waiting for the unveiling is still the best part

So despite all my failings and shortcomings
My God is not finished with me
Yes! He has the blueprint for my life
His plans are to prosper and not to harm me

His plans give me hope for the future
When today’s muddy mess is all I can see
Knowing I am still under construction
I praise God, that He is not finished with me

Power Verse:
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares The lord.
Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give
you a hope, and a future.”

Choose to Believe

Don’t allow the accuser
To steal your joy
No matter the circumstance

Don’t give way to the negative voice
That is spell-binding
Leaving you in a trance

Don’t fall prey to the little things
That distract
To situations that cause turmoil

For those are the traps
The accuser sets
To rob, and steal, and spoil

Don’t give in when the going gets rough
Stand firm in what you know and believe
God sent His Spirit to lift you up…the accuser has come only to deceive

All those who don’t accept The Father’s love
Those with hearts that are callous like stone
The unbelieving hell-bent souls…forever cast into the abyss – alone

Yes, regardless of the joy Satan tries to steal
Hold fast to Our God and receive
Your Kingdom inheritance, your portion, your lot…all because you choose to believe