PAINFUL PATH

Lord, the path I take is such a dangerous route

I have been deeply wounded

It would seem that tears are so often part of my life

So often I am knocked about

Rising to my feet time and time again

I totter trying to keep my balance.

It has made me very cautious

Often I avoid the path ahead

I look on it with dread and consternation

Before me often I have seen a path of broken glass

No solid ground to place my feet upon

Deep inside I cringe at all the pain

I know I will have to bear if I go on.

The Lord says:

My child, once very long ago

I took a path like that with apprehension

Treading where no one else had ever trod before

Falling from the weight of all I carried

Struggling to raise myself up from the floor

Finding another kick to knock Me down again.

Deep inside I took each step with dread.

I took that route so you need never take it

So turn now from the path ahead and look into My eyes

Then look back upon the way again and tell me what you see.

I did as this dear gentle man commanded

I turned and looked back upon the path of glass

Tears misted my vision

My heart was wrenched

For upon the glass layed the man

'Come, walk on Me' He said.

Isaiah 51 v 23

Any You made Your back like the ground, like a street to walked over.

HOLY SPIRIT

Holy Spirit who can speak of You?

Who can find words to explain?

You dwell with me and fill my being

You are my lifeline to the Lord

I would never have come this far without You.

All I know of Jesus You taught me

Imparted the love of God to me

And while my heart melted with His affection

You came along and sealed Yourself in me

A covenant of the presence of the Trinity.

Ti's You who sparked a flame in My life

Set me burning for Jesus

No one can extinguish this blaze

For You continually supply me with oil

Making me a lamp in the hand of my God.

At times You are like a river

Deep impenetrable depths I could never reach

As vast as an ocean, full of hidden treasures

Given eternity I could never completely explore You

For there is always something new to discover.

You bring the scriptures alive to me

You put words in my mouth

If danger is imminent You warn me

When my spirit is tainted from the world

You are a refiners fire who purifies.

With one word of permission

You take the helm of my life

Guiding, teaching and leading the way

I need never fear the ambushes, traps and snares

For with You I never face anything alone.

There will be big decisions to make in my life

On the road many turn offs I could take

How could I ever face them

Without the wisdom of Your advice?

Your counsel is so valuable to me.

I often think of Christs sacrifice

Of Fathers love and care

Yet my heart thrills and rejoices

At the added bonus they have given me

That wonderful gift of Themselves.

DREANS & DESIRES

Deep within me a small desire is rising

As the days pass I nurture it and it grows

In times of calm when no one is about

I take my desire and look at it

Like a pebble in my hand

I turn it and survey it from all angles

Imagining all that could come of it.

Each time I do this is grows

But when I hide it within me again

It becomes like a stone in my heart

Burdening me weighing me down

Until one day as I take it in my hand

A voice in love and gentleness speaks

'Give me that burden, let it go'.

In panic I hold it even tighter

I could not bear to give this desire up

But the voice is insistent 'Cast it from you'.

With tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat

I cast my pebble of desire from me

Watching it fall to the ground

It rolls away from me, out of reach.

But wait, as it rolls it collects earth

Like a snowball growing as it moves away

And the voice again speaks:

'While it is clutched to you I cannot help

Release it to Me, into My hands

Hands that create and form from clay

Those capable hands of a potter'.

'Now see your desire in My hands

Like that clay I took in My hands long ago

Forming it I breathed the breath of life and it became a man

Now I will breath that breath again into your desire

It will live, it will exist

Becoming a living reality in your life

Because I will give you the desire of your heart'

RIVER OF GOD - EZEKIEL 47

O River of God flowing fresh and deep

I'm not satisfied with paddling any more

Take my hand Precious Lord as I wade further in

Give me peace as You stand by my side.

There is no fear in me if my eyes stay on You

And even as I feel the current pulling

I will not be afraid, I will not fear the pull

For I will hear Your soft gently voice as You say

'Swim with Me my child, Hold My hand steadfast

Though the current is getting strong, and the river very deep

You are safe in My arms, Just let the flow take you on'.

When the enemy sees you have waded in

He will show you the rapids up ahead

But be still, do not fear

For the One who takes your hand

Can lead you safely through

And keep you from the rocks.

If you don't try and swim against the flow

There will be no hard work, For the current takes you on

And the Saviour at your side knows all the strokes.

Rainbow

An aid to remembering a prayer of praise. Based on the rainbow:

Red: Thanking the Lord for His sacrifice, His blood shed on the cross to give me life.

Orange: (Sunrise) Thanking God for each new day that He gives me, thanking Him for being in each one of those days.

Yellow: (Like anointing oil). Thanking God for His Holy Spirit within me that gives me all the resources I need for each new day.

Green: (Like pasture). Thanking Him for his provision every day, for my job, food, drink etc.

Blue: (Like the sky). Thanking Him for His covering and protection every day.

Indigo: (Like the deep blue sea). Thanking Him that no matter how long I live I will never know the depths of His love, or gifting, or provision; than He is deeper than the deepest ocean.

Violet: (Kingly robes). Acknowledging that the Lord is King of my life. That I am the daughter of a King and remembering that His provision is from heavens store house. No matter what I need for each new day He can provide it.