Songs of Solomon 2:8-10
“The voice of my beloved!
Behold he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
skipping upon the hills.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through our windows,
Gazing through the lattice.
My beloved spoke and said to me;
Rise up, my love, my love my fair one
And come away.”
More than anything in the world the Lord wants to have an intimate relationship with us. In order to cultivate this we as believers must find quiet time alone to be with the Lord. This is where we should pray and talk to him about our concerns and joys. Just like the stag that is looking through the windows are walls are always before the Lord and he is waiting for us to share our pain, our joy, our tears and our laughter so he can guide us, comfort us, and protect us. All we have to do is make the time.
The Old Man
Thank you Lord for Your piercing eye
that can spot trouble on the fly
You swoop right down to warn me, but tonight I passed you by
You can see that I was busy, I stayed way past five
I need that promotion to pay all my earthly bills
And You were probably busy, healing lots of other people’s ills
Lord You have given me a great start, You saved my very life
But I can’t meet with You tomorrow, we have to meet the bosses wife
I really want to learn about You and all that you hold dear
But the kids come this Saturday, but I’ll make time for You don’t fear
We were looking forward to the Sunday service but will have to take a pass
The family’s been invited to the cottage, these invitations happen so darn fast
Today is another day and Susie has the flu
I just don’t feel like sitting down with all I have to do
I was out getting groceries when I came across this old man
Who face was worn and his clothes were old and he said he knew my greatest fan
What do you mean by that, you don’ t know me from Adam
He said I know the Lord, your greatest friend, why don’t you have at him
Sir I said, whatever do you mean, the Lord is very busy why would he miss me
He said because you are his child and he is so in love with thee
And every time you pass him by he is distraught from your rebuff
I said in my defense, I been busy making a better life, times they’ve been so tough
The man said who do you think blessed your work, your home, and your lovely wife
In fact he saved your soul from hell, by giving up His very life
He will never ever tell you about the pain you put him through
But if you just let him in, he’ll reveal to you, all that he has for you
For times are getting harder and the world is getting cruel
And all the money in the world won’t save you, once evil pays it dues.
So while the sun is shinning and the Lord still calls on you
Please make time and learn who He is and what He wants to do
And maybe one day you’ll be here, trying to win one for the Lord
Convinced of all the good He does and all the peace He has in store
For all those Sick, lost and hurting people, He loves with all his heart
Maybe it will be your turn, to help others make a brand new start
To have their sin forgotten and to have their soul so loved
That years of emptiness and cruelties are healed from Jesus up above
You could be apart of this, if you’d only take the time
The ball is in your corner, the Lord is waiting on your dime
I must admit, I took the slow way home and thought of that old man
How did he know, I would be there, how did he know my plans
Well it really didn’t matter, because his words hit home today
Suddenly I was so aware of what I had to lose and so grateful to that brave old man and all that he had to say
I kissed my wife when I got home and brought her up some dinner
Than I turned off my phone, my computer and fell upon my knee’s and confessed I was sinner
With tear-stained cheeks I called to the Lord and said that I was sorry
Than I thanked him for that old man and his heart-felt story
Lord just because I know Your name doesn’t mean I know You
But if you give me another shot, I hope you will be true
And teach me all I need to know, so I can be like that old man
I know I can make it, if You’ll hold my hand
And show me how, I can win one for Your Glory
So another hurting human soul, can begin a brand new story.
godspoetbychoice 
Revive me, O’Lord
December 4, 2013 at 12:52 am (christian Living)
Tags: christian Living, commentary on the christian life, devotional, faith, gods grace, Knowing God, praise, praise and worship, Revival, testimony, trust, unconditional love
Revive me, O’Lord according to
Your loving kindness , The sum
of Your word is truth, and every
one of Your righteous ordinances
is everlasting.
Psalm 119:159-160
Many things have changed since the last entry I posted. I have given up all but one client and have taken on a full-time job to help my husband Jim keep up with the bills that seem to be never-ending on the farm. I work at a call centre and the hours are grueling and getting use to shift work has been hard on me. That’s why it’s been such a long time since I have put pen to paper.
Since I talk for a living now, dealing with a tooth that has absessed has been a little bit draining but it has given me some time off to rest and to write. When trials persist I turn to the Lord and when I read this passage in scripture it reminded me of God’s gifts and how he can work in the darkest of circumstance and pick me back up just when I thought I was down and out for good. “Revive me O’Lord according to Your loving kindness” that line made my mind’s eye recall all the people who the Lord had worked through to reach out and touch my life. But the one who stands out the most is my husband Jim. I had for so many years prayed to God to send me that certain one who would love me like no other and I have no doubt in my mind that Jim is the perfect guy for me. Over the years we have had are shares of up’s and down’s but through life’s trials we have learned how to appreciate each other’s strengths and forgive each other’s weak spots. Learning about how God loves me has made me more aware of how much me husband love’s me and how much I see the Lord reside in my husband. I have always said to Jim that if we did not have the Lord there is no way our marriage would have survived the things we have been through. Never was I so aware of this fact when I stumbled across an old journal I had in college. I had just broken up with a guy and I was heart-broken. Determined to never have that happen again I made a list of attributes I would look for in my perfect guy and I also gave a physical description of what he would look like and where we would live. Much time had passed and I had long forgotten that list by the time I had met Jim but the Lord had not forgotten that list and knowing how to give good gifts to his children he brought me Jim. When years later I stumbled upon that old journal and read the physical description of my perfect man it was as if I was looking straight at Jim and saying out loud he is tall with dark hair and a moustache, we live on a farm with horses etc. (the only thing that did not match the list is we do not have a pond or a boat) All his character traits like being honest , patient and a good sense of humor were one the list. When I wrote the list I remember being patient was very high up on the list because I am always forgetting my keys, my purse, where I parked the car etc. and it always drove my boyfriend at the time and some of my friends crazy. I remember being a little bit amazed when I read that journal because that is one of the traits I admire most in my husband is his ability to be so patient with me and others. He never gets mad when he has to go back to the restaurant or church or friends houses because I have forgotten my purse, my keys and so on. I have no doubt that Jim was hand-picked by God to be my perfect match. To quote a famous movie ” He completes me”. but only because the good Lord designed him for me. I am so glad that the Lord made me wait for Mr. Right and not for Mr. right now. The Lord has reached out to me through my husband so many times and his touch on our lives has revived me through some of the toughest times I have ever faced. When I put my trust in the Lord and ask him to reveal himself to me it is truly amazing when he shows me how much he was involved is my life right from the very beginning. It is a reflection of just how much he knows about me and how much he loves me, I have no doubt that the Lord’s word is truth and the things he ordains will stand as an everlasting testimony of his love and righteousness because he shows me how those words play out in my own life
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