I Will

February 27, 2017Vonita 4 Comments

I will

I will be still

And know that Thou

Art God

I will be still

And know that I am

Your child

I will be still

And listen for your gentle

Quiet voice

I will be still

And wait for Thee

To lead

Open the way for me

Oh Lord

I pray

Be Still

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017Vonita 2 Comments

“And in the quietness

Hear my voice

Be comforted

For I will never leave you

Nor will I forsake you

You are my child

I will protect you and

Love you forever”

His Child

February 23, 2017Vonita 2 Comments

I’ve been struggling with contentment

It has alluded me

I am trying

But I am not content

I am resentful

And despondent

This evening I received a gift

Encouragement from a friend

An unexpected message about being content

A much needed message

It just popped out, she said

And I know

And I believe

It is God speaking to me

Because He knows

He understands

He feels my pain

And He still loves me

He is a living God

And I am His child.

Request

February 21, 2017Vonita 3 Comments

Help me to show love

Help me to be a friend

Help me to share of myself

Help me to give and not only take

Help me to accept and give thanks

And help me to know it’s not all

About me

Thy Will

February 14, 2017Vonita Leave a comment

Help me, Lord, today

For the strength I need

For the grace to say

Not my will

But thine

Be done

Power through Prayer

February 14, 2017Vonita 4 Comments

My weakness has no strength

An open door into the very

Heart of me

I would be destroyed

But through grace

I fall at thy throne

For only at thy feet

Can I find a power

A power to save

A power to heal

A power to grow

To live

To love –

Power through

Prayer

Blessed Rest of Heart

February 12, 2017Vonita 7 Comments

We sometimes sing a hymn, the first verse goes as follows:

“Oh blessed rest of heart
From doubting fear and sin
A rest in Christ the risen Lord
Who sweetly reigns within”

This week I have been fighting inner demons, struggling to overcome, feeling weighed down, and impossible to live with, and to just be.

And then this afternoon we sang these beautiful words, and I could just put everything aside. I could just be at rest. A load was lifted off my shoulders.

We serve a living God, one who is so much higher than our thoughts and circumstances and experiences. He is above all these things, and He cares for us. He loves us. He loves us through our failures and shortcomings and temptations.

Tomorrow I might be weighed down all over again. But it is now Sunday evening Sydney time, and for the rest of day I will be at peace. At rest. A rest in Christ, the risen Lord, who sweetly reigns within.