The Gift of Love
by Jennifer Molloy Psalm 42:1-2 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 34:5 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces will never be ashamed. Philippians 2:15 15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, The Gift of Love Here I am and You called to me on my sick-bed Knowing that I could hardly take a breath full of anxiety and dread Six times to the hospital and my lungs are still not fixed A second virus shingles squeezes in and gives my body another kick But in the midst of all of this there was so much pain upon my soul For being the one to hold our family back and now no drug coverage, has dug a financial hole It's been three weeks and I still don't know, when I can return to work Sitting here feeling so useless, I felt like a failure and a jerk But than You Lord called to me and talked me through my daily devotions And I was so surprised to hear from You in the midst of all this emotional commotion Now that I had the time You talked with me and explained how much You miss me And how there could be joy in the midst of trials if I would bring those fears to Thee You were tender when You pointed out were I had gotten way off track How I let bitterness and anger misconstrue some crucial facts I was seeing You as an angry father , a taskmaster I could not please It seemed so impossible to be that perfect Christian, I tried so hard to be So full of pride at my failing I avoided spending time with You At one point I had started to think, this Christian walk was something I couldn't do As soon as I thought of that my heart was full of shame And You said my precious child I love you just the same For all fall short everyone that is why you need me To help guide you and protect you and give you the strength to see Not with eyes that reflect this world but with spiritual eyes that see things differently First you have to take on faith that My love for you will never end That no matter how you sin I will be here to restore you and pick you up again You are my little lamb that is walking by my side But suddenly your chasing butterflies and you have wonder out just like the tide I will always call you back, but little lamb you have to listen for my voice And if your late on hearing it than you have to make a choice To believe in me and understand I am a Lord of Love And come running back no matter where you've been, with your eyes focused on Me above I will always love you unconditionally in a way that you can never understand That's why my death at Calvary was done freely, to save every man Not because man could ever do, something that was worthy of my gift You know It was because I love them all regardless if they choose to acknowledge Me or if their friends or foes I know you have walked through lots of trials and I am so happy you endured But my little Lamb I need you to pay attention to my word Try to do the best you can to follow where I lead with a heart that's full of thanks and praise And regardless of your circumstance I will fill your heart with joy and give you peace for the moment, even on the hardest days Now for the first time ever, I know how much I'm loved by Jesus, the Awesome God of Love And that feeling pushes out the anger and the bitterness and ushers in forgiveness that was undreamed of Although I still am very week and my Lungs have a ways to go, it so nice to know That everyday You meet me here, You fill my heart with joy that over rides the pain I feel, because I finally know how much you love me so Contact me at [email protected] I am a freelance writer and poet that writes poetry and commentary on my christian life. I live in northern Ont. on a small hobby farm with my husband and an assortment of dogs, cats,horses,donkey and goats. I write to glorify my savior. blog:godspoetbychoice Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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