Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right spirit within me,
I'm so imperfect and needing You,
Each day that goes by I can see,
Help me to love others as I should,
And forgive them as I'm forgiven,
There's nothing within me that is good,
Unless You daily change the way that I live,
I love You more than life itself,
And want desperately to see You someday,
My life must remain pure and wait for Your change,
To be with You forever alway.
Author: Elizabeth Martens
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Live A Life That Matters
Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end,
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days,
All the things you've collected, whether treasured or forgotten,
Will pass to someone else;
Your wealth, your fame and temporal power, will shrivel to irrelevance,
It will not matter what you've owned, or what you were owed;
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear,
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire,
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away,
It won't matter where you came from or on what side of the tracks you lived,
At the end it won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant,
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant,
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is----
Not what you bought, but what you built,
Not what you got, but what you gave,
Not your success but your significance,
Not what you learned but what you taught,
Not your competence, but your character.
Not how many people you knew but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
Not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you,
What will matter is----
Every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what,
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters!
Author: Michael Josephson
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days,
All the things you've collected, whether treasured or forgotten,
Will pass to someone else;
Your wealth, your fame and temporal power, will shrivel to irrelevance,
It will not matter what you've owned, or what you were owed;
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear,
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire,
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away,
It won't matter where you came from or on what side of the tracks you lived,
At the end it won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant,
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant,
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is----
Not what you bought, but what you built,
Not what you got, but what you gave,
Not your success but your significance,
Not what you learned but what you taught,
Not your competence, but your character.
Not how many people you knew but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
Not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you,
What will matter is----
Every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what,
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters!
Author: Michael Josephson
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Take Time for God
I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work, for bills would soon be due..
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done, my soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time to spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends, they'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do, that was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need, but at last the time, the time to die,
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; it was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said, your name I cannot find,
I once was going to write it down.... but never found the time.
I had to hurry and get to work, for bills would soon be due..
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done, my soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time to spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends, they'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do, that was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need, but at last the time, the time to die,
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; it was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said, your name I cannot find,
I once was going to write it down.... but never found the time.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Our Wonderful God
How lovely to think about the way our Creator God planned everything
so carefully and perfectly, everything with a plan. As His highest Creation,
"we are fearfully and wonderfully made."
God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example;
The eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days. Those of the canary in 14 days.
Those of the barnyard hen in 21 days. The eggs of ducks and geese hatch
in 28 days. Those of the mallard in 35 days. The eggs of the parrot and
the ostrich hatch in 42 days. (Notice, they are all divisible by Seven).
God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant. The four legs of this great
beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made.
God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two
legs. For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground
easily. The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first.
A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first.
How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation!
God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments of fruits
and vegetables, as well as in the number of grains on a head of grain. Each
watermelon has an even number of strips on the rind. Each orange has an even
number of segments. Each ear of corn has an even number of rows. Each stalk
of wheat has an even number of grains. All grains are found in even numbers
on the stalks. Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number
of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even
number and the next row an odd number.
The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of
weather. The Lord specified Thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and a hundredfold - all even
numbers. God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times
during the day, so that Linneus, the great botanist, once said that if He had
a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature,
he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those
that were closed! Thus the Lord in His wonderful grace can arrange the life
that is entrusted to His care in such a way that it will carry out His purposes
and plans, and will be fragrant with His presence. Only the God-planned
life is successful. Only the life given over to the care of the Lord is safe.
so carefully and perfectly, everything with a plan. As His highest Creation,
"we are fearfully and wonderfully made."
God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example;
The eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days. Those of the canary in 14 days.
Those of the barnyard hen in 21 days. The eggs of ducks and geese hatch
in 28 days. Those of the mallard in 35 days. The eggs of the parrot and
the ostrich hatch in 42 days. (Notice, they are all divisible by Seven).
God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant. The four legs of this great
beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made.
God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two
legs. For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground
easily. The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first.
A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first.
How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation!
God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments of fruits
and vegetables, as well as in the number of grains on a head of grain. Each
watermelon has an even number of strips on the rind. Each orange has an even
number of segments. Each ear of corn has an even number of rows. Each stalk
of wheat has an even number of grains. All grains are found in even numbers
on the stalks. Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number
of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even
number and the next row an odd number.
The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of
weather. The Lord specified Thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and a hundredfold - all even
numbers. God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times
during the day, so that Linneus, the great botanist, once said that if He had
a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature,
he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those
that were closed! Thus the Lord in His wonderful grace can arrange the life
that is entrusted to His care in such a way that it will carry out His purposes
and plans, and will be fragrant with His presence. Only the God-planned
life is successful. Only the life given over to the care of the Lord is safe.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
On The Wings Of Prayer
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 asks 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 prayer.
By: Helen Steiner Rice
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 asks 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 prayer.
By: Helen Steiner Rice
Thursday, January 29, 2009
He Is In Control!
He can calm the troubled waters, when you walk in dark despair.
There is hope when you feel hopeless, knowing that the Lord is there.
Sharing in your sunshine moments, or in valleys deep and wide,
He will never, ever leave you -- He is always by your side.
There's no other friend so faithful, through the sunshine and the rain,
Through the teardrops and the laughter, in your joy and in your pain.
We could never, ever thank Him, for His love He gives so free,
Never changing...never ending, throughout all eternity.
Oh, the wonder of all wonders, as we live from day to day,
Knowing that we have a Father, who is with us all the way.
By Gertrude B. McClain
There is hope when you feel hopeless, knowing that the Lord is there.
Sharing in your sunshine moments, or in valleys deep and wide,
He will never, ever leave you -- He is always by your side.
There's no other friend so faithful, through the sunshine and the rain,
Through the teardrops and the laughter, in your joy and in your pain.
We could never, ever thank Him, for His love He gives so free,
Never changing...never ending, throughout all eternity.
Oh, the wonder of all wonders, as we live from day to day,
Knowing that we have a Father, who is with us all the way.
By Gertrude B. McClain
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