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Sudden Storm

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Sudden Storm

 

Unexpected sometimes

The weather can be

Snow squalls, thunderstorms

Attack suddenly

Along the life path also

The unexpected can befall

Inconveniences, disaster, chaos

Despite planning against all

Our Lord calmed the winds

And the raging waves of sea

So he can calm the storms

Of life, as they overwhelm me

Bring to Him my anxious heart

Bring it to Him now

Permit Him to carry my burden

Yes, this I do allow

For though the burden is heavy

And the storm is fierce

My Lord can carry everything

In His Hands once pierced

He carries me above the storm

And through the waters dry

Why then choose to hold on?

Why solve these problems try?

Jesus is Lord

Trust Him with your all

Give to Him all your cares

None too big, none too small

Thank you, Dear Jesus

For being faithful and true

To Your Promises always

My spirit you refresh and renew

Oh, that all would see

The calm amidst the storm

Oh, that all would see

How to stay safe and warm

Seek the Lord as Refuge

Seek Him, and you will find

Comfort and peace transcendent

Above the thought of mind

~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you find calm in the midst of the sudden storm?

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Sep 22, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 7 Comments

Seen and Unseen

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Faith in the Unseen

 

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My Lord, My God

Forgive when with faith I do not see

Help me, O LORD,

To appreciate the unseen with clarity

 

For our faith lies not in the seen

But rather in those things beyond sight

It is in those with deep faith

That You give favor and find delight

 

So often I stumble

Because I do not see

I see the world around me, yes

But forget the unseen of eternity

 

Grant, O Lord, that I may see

As you do, seen and unseen, both

For it is to You and to Your Kingdom

That my life I will always devote

 

Guide me, Lord, and show me

The path of life abundant and pure

With only You as my Compass

Can the course of my steps be sure

 

Let the depth of my faith surge

As the deep and beautiful sea

Let never the doubts and worries

Wash over a faithless me

 

For with faith I will live

And with faith I will die

Only to find eternal promises

Granted from the Most High

 

Thank you, O Lord, for your grace

To grant me the faith to live

I pray that you increase my faith

And more to me each day You give

 

For I will please you with faith

And I will serve with hope and love

Knowing You so closely here, Father

And even more so when we meet Above

 ~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you keep your spiritual eyes fixed on the Unseen?

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Sep 19, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

My Lord, My Shepherd

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My Lord, My Shepherd

 

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How can our hearts be troubled long

When we know in glory Our Lord does reign?

Nothing can separate us from His Love

No trial, no challenge, no pain

 

Jesus is my Joy and my Comfort

My cup indeed overflows

I sing of my Savior and His Love

Not of the trials nor of the woes

 

Praise the Lord, Praise His Glorious Name!

Praise Him who created mountain, lake and sea

Sing of His Good Will, Sing of His Love

Yes, I will do so gladly and joyfully

 

My soul bursts with joy when I contemplate

All that my Savior has done for me

How could He have? How would he have?

Died for such a one, a sinner only be?

 

Love teems in my heart for Him

Gratitude and joy abound

Yes, my hope is in my Lord

Grateful His salvation I have found!

 

Thank you, My Lord

For your love, for your grace so kind

Let us rejoice, let us be glad

That sin no longer does us bind

 

We are led by the Spirit

And showered by blessings from Above

Let us share the Good News with all

And sing hymns of His Everlasting Love!

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you celebrate the love of the Lord, the Shepherd?

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Sep 14, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 6 Comments

Symphony: The Life Song

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The Life Song

 

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The movement of my life

A symphony does make

Adding verses to the song

From the time I awake

 

Following my Lord

The notes ring more sweet

My life song more lovely

Since my Lord I did meet

 

Even the solemn notes

Have a beautiful place

So that the trials I now

Can gratefully embrace

The pauses and rests

Are meaningful too

Distinguishing the notes

The pauses certainly do

 

Yes, rest lends beauty

To the symphony of life

As do the trials

And the periods of strife

 

To You, Lord, I devote

My life song each day

May my life song ring

With beauty, I pray

 

Enjoying the pauses

And the bitter notes too

For both sweeten a song

In ways I never knew

 

Today and every day

May our lives of Christ sing

Glory and Honor to God

May our songs always bring

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

What Symphony – what Life Song – do you sing?

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Sep 12, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

Son Light

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The Son Light 

 

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At times the day may seem

Gray and dreary so

My heart seems to sag

And my energy runs low

 

Suddenly I realize

How foolish I’ve been

To allow the externals

To seep within

 

Change my focus

I must now do

Shift it to the Eternal

To the Beautiful and the True

 

Light then pours

Into my world so gray

Hope suddenly streams

Into a once dreary day

 

Focus on Christ

And on His Love so pure

Think always of Him

And peace will endure

 

Sun will fill the days

Yes, each and every one

When we choose to see Light

From God’s only begotten Son

 ~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you embrace the Son Light?

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Sep 7, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 4 Comments

Stillness

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Stillness 

In stillness, in silence

I sense You are here

In stillness, in silence

Your Voice rings so clear

 

My thoughts usually run

Ever so fast

To yesterday, tomorrow

To future and past

Yet to still myself

And presently be

Opens my eyes to much 

That I have yet to see

 

Feeling the breeze, hearing the birds

Smelling the flowers in the air

Seeing the dazzling colors around

To Nature’s bounty none can compare

 

In the stillness, in the silence

In the presence of here and now

I hear, see, feel and know God

As only stillness can allow

 

The moments often pass in a flurry

A parade of weeks, months and years

Yet in the pause of the moment

My soul feels God and also hears

 

The Voice of the Great I AM

Speaking clearly, strongly and true

Awaking me to the Eternal Now

And my spirit to joyfully renew

 

So in this stillness, in this silence

I celebrate the closeness of myself to Thee

With song, with Psalm, with prayer

With uplifted arms or on bended knee

 

Yes, I will celebrate the moment

The very present Now

I will experience it fully

And in it I will allow

 

The Lord to speak

And to touch my very heart

I am His beloved child

His treasured work of art

 

Our God is Sovereign

Yesterday, tomorrow and today

Let not those precious moments

Slip by us and flitter away

 

Practice presence, practice awareness

Of the precious here and now

Commune with Lord in the stillness

And to Him our heads do bow

 

As He lifts us to new heights

And we connect with Him more deeply and true

Stillness in God is the key to Eternity

And to celestial promises for me and for you

 ~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you savor God’s presence in the stillness? What practices do you have in being still?

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Sep 5, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 9 Comments

Release the Rest to Seek the Best

Release the Rest to seek the Best
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Release the Rest…

Release the Rest to seek the Best

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Waterfall by Zirconicusso

 

Sometimes it seems

I know not what to do

Bombarded by demands

I have not a clue

 

Do this, do that

Go here and go there

Meet her and meet him

Do it all and everywhere

 

Which things are needed?

Important they all seem

Calling my attention

Demanding indeed

 

Take a deep breath

And focus again

Shut out the noise

For it is only then

 

That I can focus on Christ

And His love so pure

I fix upon His Promises

In them I am sure

 

Suddenly the clutter

And the chaos stops

I see clearly now

As upon mountaintops

 

Those that draw me closer

To Jesus, my Lord

Such things are those

I must move toward

 

The rest becomes clutter

Noisy chatter all

Distractions, interruptions

But His love enthralls

 

Relieved I now feel

And at comforting peace

For I see only what matters

The rest I can release

 ~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you release the rest to seek the Best?

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Aug 30, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 3 Comments

Time

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Time Change

Forward and backward
The clocks do go
In turn the sunlight seems
To ebb or grow

Time is so precious
To all it seems
Each moment, each second
With opportunity teems

Use it wisely, yes,
And use it very well
Of a good day spent
Each does wish to tell

Marvel how our God
Is limited not by time
Marvel how He surpasses this
A thought truly sublime

Humbling that the Infinite One
Sets His affection upon me
Who can explain this?
Address this adequately?

There is no explanation
But love, yes, love true
Love infinite and endless
Timeless through and through

We can chase the minutes
And count the days
But forget not our Lord
Amidst the clock-wary craze

Our world so limited
By time and space confined
Cannot in the least
Compare to the endless divine

Praise to the Eternal One
The King, the Master of all
Praise to Him who loves
Me, a finite being so small

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

God is in control over time and seasons; how do you celebrate the God who changes not when there is a time change?

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Jun 22, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

Raindrops

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Raindrops

Each drop, each drop

A creation of God

So many, so many

Together they applaud

 

To think, to think

That He knows each drop

Each petal of rain

He sees from atop

 

And so are His thoughts

So many, so vast

So are His thoughts

Present, future, past

 

Eternal is He

And all-knowing too

Knowing all about me

And every detail of you

 

Omniscient, omnipotent

Incredible indeed

Try to imagine

But I can’t, and I plead

 

That my thoughts be closer

To Yours in every way

That my words be closer

To Yours in all I say

 

He knows me so well

And the raindrops too

Dripping and dropping

They sing for Him true

 

Let us like the multitude

Of raindrops sing

Let us like the raindrops

Proclaim our King

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you see Nature celebrating God’s glory? What do you hear in the raindrops?

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Jun 21, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Thanksgiving 4 Comments

Begin where you are…

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Begin Where You Are…

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Looking at Jesus

All He is, All He does

I strive to imitate

His grace, His mercy, His love

 

So far from His perfection

So far from it I stand

So how can I move forward?

And approach the Holy Land?

 

The Lord reaches my hand

And gently reminds me

“Begin where you are…

From right here, you see”

 

He knows we are weak

Only dust after all

He knows our frailty

That we are subject to fall

 

Yet encourage us He does

To walk in His ways

To disentangle us all

From the world’s miry maze

 

“Move forward,” He says

“And stay by My side

Start from where you are

And in My Love abide”

 

He is the Compass, the Map

And the Eternal Guide

Each of us must choose

To beside Him daily stride

 

Praise to my Father

The God who rules the earth

Praise to Him who loved me

Well before my birth

 

Lead us He will

And meet us where we are

He is the Light to our paths

Our shining Morning Star

 

Let us take the first step

And many, many more

And walk with our Lord

To heavenly treasures in store

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

Share how you find encouragement and inspiration in the ability to, time and time again, begin where you are:

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Jun 20, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

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