Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:05 am Post subject: Thank You, God, for a Hundred Things
Thank You, God, for a Hundred Things
Thank you, God, for a hundred things
For the flower that blooms, for the bird that sings,
For the sun that shines,
And the rain that drops,
For ice cream and raisins and lollipops.
Thank you, God, for the gift of time
For the clocks that tick, and the bells that chime,
For days gone by,
For my boss and co-workers, for future cheers,
And seasons, and moments, for hours and years.
Thanks for the people who give life pizzazz
For folks who play sports, those who write and play jazz,
For friends and for families,
For folks of all races,
For hands that give help and for bright smiling faces.
Thanks for the planet you give as our safe home
For the sky with its clouds, for the oceans' white foam,
For the creatures and critters,
The lakes, falls and fountains,
For hills and for valleys, for canyons and mountains.
Thank you, God, for the gift of your Son
For the love Jesus shared, for the battle He won
Over death, for the promise
That He would be near
To lead and to guide and to hold us so dear.
Thank you, God, for a hundred things
For autumn and pumpkins, for dragonfly wings,
For Thanksgiving dinners,
For sea sides and shore,
For a hundred things, and a thousand things more.
Author Unknown
Last edited by God's Warrior on Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:48 am; edited 1 time in total
Just close your eyes
and open your heart
And feel your worries
and cares depart...
Just yield yourself
to the Father above
And let Him hold you
secure in His love,
For He hears every prayer
and answers each one
When we pray in His name,
"Thy will be done" --
And the burdens that seemed
too heavy to bear
are lifted away
on the wings of prayer
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried.
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,
And the Master so gently said, "Child, you must wait!"
"Wait?, you say, wait!" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is Your hand shortened? Or have You not heard?
By faith I have asked, and am claiming Your Word."
"My future and all to which I can relate
Hangs in the balance, and You tell me to wait?
I'm needing a 'yes,' a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign."
"And Lord, You promised that if we believe
We need but to ask, as we shall receive.
And Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!"
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."
So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting...for what?"
He seemed then to kneel and His eyes wept with mine,
And He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.
All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want...but, you wouldn't know Me."
"You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint;
You'd not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there;
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence were all you could see."
"You'd never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You'd know that I give and I save ... (for a start),
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart."
The flow of My comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight,
The depth that's beyond getting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have last."
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that 'My grace is sufficient for thee.'
Your dreams for your loved ones overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss! if I lost what I'm doing in you!"
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me
And though oft may My answers seem terribly late,
My wisest of answers is still but to wait"
Father, do Thou this day free me-
From fear of the future;
From anxiety from the morrow;
From bitterness toward anyone;
From cowardice in face of danger:
From laziness in face of work;
From failure before opportunity.
From weakness when Thy power is at hand.
But fill me, I beseech Thee, with-
Love that knows no barriers:
Courage that cannot be shaken:
Faith strong enough for the darkness;
Strength sufficient for my tasks;
Loyalty to Thy Kingdom's goal;
Wisdom to meet life's complexities;
Grace to meet life's perplexities;
Power to lift me unto Thee.
God knows, not I, the reason why
His winds of storm drive through my door;
I am content to live or die
Just knowing this, not knowing more.
My Father's hand appointing me
My days and ways, so I am free.
Just close your Eyes
And open your heart
And feel your worries
And cares depart
Just yield yourself
To the Father above
And let him hold you
Secure in his love
For life on earth
Grows more involved
With endless problems
That can't be solved
But God only ask us
To do our best
Then he will take over
And finish the rest
So when you are tired
Discouraged and blue
There is always one door
That is open to you
And that is the door
To The House of Prayer
And you'll find God
Waiting to meet you there
And The House of Prayer
Is no further away
Than the quiet spot
Where you kneel and pray
For the heart is a temple
When God is there
As we place ourselves
In his loving care
And he hears every prayer
And answers each one
When we Pray in His name
Thy will be done
The burdens that seemed
Too heavy to bear
Are lifted away
On the wings of a prayer
You can ask and will be given
You can seek and ye shall find
That the door that leads to Jesus Christ
Stays open all the time
You can pray to our Lord of Lords
Hold daily chats with He
He who is the King of Kings
Whose truth shall set you free
You can Ask and He will save you
Anytime and Anywhere
God gave His only begotten Son
To show how much He cares
You can Ask Jesus Christ
Our Lord Today
To save your soul
For this is the only way
To be on Heaven's roll
My friends.....
The time may not be better
To receive Jesus Christ
As your Lord and Savior
Tomorrow may come and be too late
To Ask Him for this favor
He is there right now waiting patiently
With His arms reaching out for you
Waiting and wanting to save you
If only you will ask him to
A preacher cannot save you
Neither can I my friend
If you want Salvation
Won't you now Ask Him?
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