God Keeps You Going

God's Warrior · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject:

Seek Ye First the Kingdom Of God
Author Unknown

Life is mixture of sunshine and rain.
Good things and bad things, pleasure and pain.
We can't have all sunshine, but it's certainly true
There is never a cloud the sun doesn't shine through...
So always remember that whatever betide you.
The power of God is always besides you.

And if friends disappoint you and plans go astray,
And nothing works out in just the right way,
And you feel you have failed in achieving your goal,
And that life wrongly placed you in an unfitting role...

Take heart and "Stand Tall" and think who you are,
For God is your Father and no one can bar
Or keep you from reaching your desired success,
Or withhold the joy that is yours to possess...

For with God on your side it matters not who
Is working to keep life's good things from you
For you need nothing more than God's guidance and love
To insure you the things that you are most worthy of...

So trust in His wisdom and follow His ways,
And be not concerned with the world's empty praise,
But seek first His Kingdom and you will possess
The world's greatest riches which is true happiness.

God's Warrior · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:31 am Post subject:

Stepping Stones
Author Unknown

The Lord came to me
Like a dream one day and asked
"Why do you sorrow?"
I answered
"Lord my life is so full of pain
I can't face one more tomorrow."

The Lord sat down beside me
And gently took my hand
He said
"Let me explain to you
And then you'll understand"

Each sorrow is a stepping stone
You must surmount each day
And every stepping stone you climb
Is a sorrow that's passed away

The road of life is a mountainside
With crevices in which to be caught
But as you struggle on your way
I the Rock, will lend support

Every stepping stone you climb
Makes spirit and heart grow strong
Exercising character and faith
This road seems painful and long

The way is paved with stepping stones
To uplift your heart and soul
Though difficult they aid you way
To a city paved with gold

I know that you are tired
For I too have walked this way
My sorrows did they multiply
But I cleared many stones away

I left my rock to lift you up
I left behind my story
To give you strength
To make your climb
To that special place in glory

And never fear, the Rock is here
You'll never climb this mountain alone
Surmount life's sorrows, continue on
For they are but stepping stones

God's Warrior · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:07 am Post subject:

Be Still, And Know That I Am GOD
Author Unknown

Psalms 37:7 "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass",

God, what do you mean to be still and know you are God?

My child, what I mean is
Though the earth be removed
Though the waters there of roar and be troubled
Though the mountains shake with swelling
Though the wind blow
Though the storm rage

IN OTHER WORDS

Though your bills are due
Though they give you a hard time on your job
Though your husband won't act right
Though your wife won't act right
Though your children are disobedient
Though there's sickness in your body
Though your enemies get on your NERVES

Stop your WORRIES
Stop your COMPLAINING
Stop your DOUBTING
Stop your FROWNING
Cease your fears, and dry up those tears

For I'm right there to comfort you
I'm right there to guide you
I'm right there to hold you up
I'm right there to heal you
I'm right there to deliver you

So cast your cares upon me
For I careth for you My child
This is what I mean by being still
And knowing I AM GOD
FOR I AM GOD ALL BY MYSELF

God's Warrior · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: If You Had a Friend

If You Had a Friend
Robert Service

If you had a friend strong, simple, true,
Who knew your faults and who understood,
Who believed in the very best of you,
And who cared for you as a father would,
Who would stick by you to the very end,
Who would smile however the world might frown:
I'm sure you would try to please your friend,
You never would think to throw him down.

And supposing your friend was high and great,
And he lived in a palace rich and tall,
And sat like a King in shining state,
And his praise was loud on the lips of all;
Well then, when he turned to you alone,
And he singled you out from all the crowd,
And he called you up to his golden throne,
Oh, wouldn't you just be jolly proud?

If you had a friend like this, I say,
So sweet and tender, so strong and true,
You'd try to please him in every way,
You'd live at your bravest -- now, wouldn't you?
His worth would shine in the words you penned;
You'd shout his praises ... yet now it's odd,
Your tell me you haven't got such a friend,
You haven't? I wonder ... What of God?

God's Warrior · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

MY OATH TO YOU
.
When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort your
fears.
When you are worried.....I will give you hope.
When you are confused.....I will help you cope.
And when you are lost....And can't see the
light, I shall be your beacon.....Shining ever so
bright.
This is my oath.....I pledge till the end.
Why you may ask? Because you're my friend.
Signed: GOD

God's Warrior · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:34 am Post subject:

Learning to Lean

I thank Thee, Lord, for shattered dreams,
For overwhelming torrent streams
That swept away the very thing
To which I might have learned to cling.

I thank Thee, Lord, for trials sore,
That taught me how to trust Thee more;
For when I found no other stay,
I learned to lean on Thee each day.

Edna F. Sorrell

God's Warrior · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:36 am Post subject:

When nothing whereon to lean remains,
When strongholds crumble to dust;
When nothing is sure but that God still reigns,
That is just the time to trust.

Tis better to walk by faith than sight,
In this path of yours and mine;
And the pitch-black night, when there's no outer light
Is the time for faith to shine.

God's Warrior · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject:

The Difference

I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn't have time to pray.

Problems just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task;
Why doesn't God help me? I wondered
He said, "But you didn't ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty
But the day toiled on, gray and bleak ;
I wondered why God didn't show me.
He said, but you didn't seek.

I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided,
My child, you didn't knock.

I woke up early this morning
And paused before entering the day.
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray!

Author Unknown

God's Warrior · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject:

Consider Him

When the storm is raging high,
When the tempest rends the sky,
When my eyes with tears are dim,
Then, my soul, consider Him.

When my plans are in the dust,
When my dearest hopes are crushed,
When is passed each foolish whim,
Then, my soul, consider Him.

When with dearest friends I part,
When deep sorrow fills my heart,
When pain racks each weary limb,
Then, my soul, consider Him.

When I track my weary way,
When fresh trials come each day,
When my faith and hope are dim,
Then, my soul, consider Him.

Clouds or sunshine, dark or bright,
Evening shades or morning light,
When my cup flows o'er the brim,
Then, my soul, consider Him.

Author Unknown