Rising to New Heights

The ways in which God leads are strange at times, but I am always amazed at where they take me. My impossible becomes God's possible. My failures become His victories. God can use anything to accomplish His purpose! I have come to be thankful for the trials that come my way. I learn so much from them, even though they are not pleasant. The better perspective I get on life, the more I realize how small my problems and worries are in the big picture. God's plan is so much bigger and infinitely better than mine! When I think my problems are too hard, I am reminded we only have a short time on this earth. Now is the time we have to show a hurting world God cares...God is different! Every day, things we take for granted may become tokens of His love for us. The sunshine that warms us, the wind that surrounds us, the rain that renews life, the flowers that are so beautiful...all are daily signs of His love. And while we yearn to be with Him all the more, we can be thankful for the opportunity He's giving us to live out His life, His love, His character. It's such a gift! I cannot begin to describe the blessings I have been given by following God's voice in my life...they are so wonderful I cannot explain them in words.

The Good Listener

Hark, what hearest thou?
A sound most unusual did ring,
A moment past now,
As if an angel on high did sing.
Like a clap of thunder,
Or a voice down under,
It shook the earth,
Its total worth.


And now, oh sorrow, it's fading away.
Perhaps if I remember it well,
It might come again, come another day;
And forever, always with me dwell!
Hark, hear thou now the sound?
It comes once more, how sweet the voice!
The light, the door, my heart rejoice!
As here I bow I've found,
My soul's one wish,
Was surely this...
The song, how sweet the sound!


As earth meets sea, and sea meets sky,
This song it lifts me, up on high.
Higher, yet higher, still I fly.
Here are drifting, clouds are nigh.
And deeper, stiller, clearer my eye can see,
As dearer, sweeter, nearer my God is He.


My world, it vanishes away.
For here is the glorious day.
My pain is gone, it's washed away.
Here is my home, and here I'll stay.


And like the ocean,
The earth in motion,
Continues on,
And yet,
It will be gone...
Forget.


But hark, what hearest thou?
'Tis the voice of God.
He's come to take you now...
You're the choice of God.


This is a neat poem I wrote for a school project. 1-31-12
Inspired by the book, “The Good Listener” by James E. Sullivan

What a Good Friend Is

What a good friend means is hard to describe, and yet, at the same time it is so easy. A good friend is a person who will be loyal and true. A good friend means somebody who loves you more than he loves himself. We were all made to be good friends to people, but the choice is ours. If you want to, here is Happiness. If you want to, here is Joy. You might think your life is yours, but it's not. Your life is God's, so spend it wisely. The minute you choose, the second to loose, you've lost a year. So friend, don't waste your time here!

Confidence of Heaven, but Humility of It's King

This is something I strive for. Often it is hard to know how to ask things of God, but not be presumptuous and yet believe God will answer your prayers. I find my favorite time with God is actually just talking with Him(praying), telling Him all my troubles and joys, and then writing down His response so I can to back and re-read it. God reads our hearts, and He knows just what to say. The amazing thing is, everything God says is still good for eternity a lifetime later! What a God! And prayer really isn't just a message that's sent up to God; He's much more personal than that. We often forget that He's always right beside us.

God's love is enough...enough for everything. It is so deep and vast, we'll be learning about it for as long as we live!! I can't begin to say enough good thinsg about God. And as I grow older, my relationship with Him grows deeper, I understand more of Him, and I have to learn to trust more too. Some of my friends and I were talking recently about how it's terrifying, but there's nothing more thrilling than when God asks you to go out on a limb for Him! It's frightening, but once you finally get up the courage to do what He's asked, you want to do it again and again. It's like a good medicine, or the sweetest smell you've ever smelled. It can't be described accurately with words, and we can only touch on the things of God like a feather is blown away in the wind and swallowed up in it's force.

Reality!

Seeing reality is when you look back at the path you have walked, and you see two sets of footprints. And at that single incredible moment, you realize He's been right there all along walking right beside you. You're not alone! God...He's there at your times of agony and joy when you need someone who cares. Then, the indescribable becomes a living reality! Just like the falling leaves have their time and colors, so we of much more importance are seen by God every moment we live, and remembered by Him forever even after we die.

Life...

As we grow older, we learn more and more...I know I have learned a whole ton over the last two years! God is so good, and every time I observe nature, people around me, and what He's done for me my vision of Who He is increases. I love it how we think we understand things and then God opens another window entirely new to us!!!! What if each day we woke up in the morning and made sure God had our hearts completely? What a difference that would make in life! That is something I'm trying to do in mine.

New adventures come and go, God is always there and always will be. No matter what life throws in our faces, we can overcome it through our sure Defender. "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us." I can't wait for what God will do in my life! Can you?