In all of the turbulence here in my life,
In the midst of the storms that caused me such strife,
I’ve learned I can stand with my face to the wind,
Eyes closed and hands raised with my heart fixed on Him.
For beneath the tempestuous bluster I’ve found
A fierce joy of living that just wraps me around,
Filling me, lifting me, giving me wings
Till I’m flying above insignificant things,
But it’s only the tempest that gives me the might.
Without any struggles, I wouldn’t have flight.
Because of this lesson, my trials become friends—
Helping me trust all that Father intends.
Jesus, please help me submit to Your hand,
So Your image is formed in my life as You’ve planned.
Category: Poetry
It’s great to know, God,
That it’s all about You, You, You!
You make all things good
In me, in us, in all You do.
Through the fire and flood
We glorify Your name and
You bring us out purified, washed clean
By the very trials we wept through.
There is no name like Your name,
Because there is no god like You, God!
So, I come back to Your goodness again
And rejoice that it really is
ALL about You!
Let Your waves…
Let Your mighty waves
Wash over me, Lord of Hosts.
Let Your wings…
Let Your mighty wings
Lift me up to You, Holy Lord of Hosts.
Fill me up with You.
Overshadow me
So that everyone around
Will know that You are God!
Make Your presence…
Make Your mighty presence
Known here in this place, Lord.
Make Your glory…
Make Your mighty glory
Shine brighter than the sun, Lord.
Sometimes I need to just be and not do.
Wash through my heart, clearing out all the strife.
Help me, Lord God, fix my eyes upon You.
Teach me to know all You are in my life.
I want to rest in Your goodness, O God.
Open my eyes to Your glory and grace.
Help me let go when it seems I cannot.
Lord, let me trust in the light of Your face.
There are those days, Holy God,
When it seems like
No matter how hard I reach for You,
I just can’t seem to get there.
…But that’s when I find
You reaching out to me,
Bridging the gap of my inadequacies.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for grace.
You keep me in Your arms,
Even those times when,
Like a restless toddler,
I am wriggling hard to get down and
Run away again.
It’s your constraining love
That keeps me safe from
My own wrong desires
For comfort elsewhere.
O Lord, help me truly
Find my rest in You and
Relinquish my desperation
When I know… I KNOW…
Only You give satisfaction!
Sometimes in the silence I find rest—
A refuge in His wordless, welcome wings.
But when I wander in the wilderness,
My God surrounds me as He sweetly sings…
In desolation I am drawn to dance
In solitude before my Lord and King.
And somehow in this solemn circumstance
I rediscover joy in everything.
His glory covers all my tears and grief,
Reminding me that He is still supreme.
So I return with confident belief
To trusting Him with every hope and dream.
For I’m convinced there is no better place
Than quiet comfort in His secret place.
Ps. 91, Ho. 2:14, Zp. 3:17
On the finest of days
I can lift up Your praise,
Whether raining or sunny or gray.
For I love the arrays
And the various ways
Of Your painting the clouds on display.
Yet I look at my heart,
Still so filled with the dark,
And I weep in frustrated despair.
I so long for Your light
To dismantle my fight,
So that I can submit to Your care.
God, I know You know best
And I long for Your rest,
But it’s so hard to let go of “me.”
Help me focus on You,
Trusting You’ll bring me through,
Knowing what You’ve begun, You’ll complete.
Like a frightened child,
I run to You and find
All the confusing things disappear
In the nearness of You.
I can nestle into Your lap,
Leaning my head against Your chest,
Letting the rhythm of Your heartbeat
Drown out all the other noises
Beating at my soul.
You rock me
In the comfort of Your arms, Abba.
Finally, my heart settles,
Matching the tempo of Yours,
Till I fall asleep in contentedness,
Secure in Your safety.
There is no peace like Your peace.
There is no rest like Your rest.
There is no love like Your love.
All my frantic striving ceases
When I remember to turn to You.
Shepherd most holy,
Keep bringing my heart back to You,
No matter how often I stray.
In the bitter cold of winter
When your heart is frozen hard,
Know that even then God enters
Bringing life to every part.
In His all-consuming fire,
All your fear will melt away.
Let His water cleanse the mire,
Fiercely filling you with grace.
Sometimes discipline is hardship,
But it’s always worth the trial
To surrender to His Lordship
For your Father loves His child.
Not one thing can separate you
From His everlasting love.
He will always bring the breakthrough,
When He knows you’ve had enough.
From the flowing fountain,
Down comes every drop of blood.
Each drop of willing sacrifice
Knows the cost of descent,
Still, leaping lower in joyful humility
To touch every thirsty, hurting heart
With healing, redeeming love —
Each drop losing self for Your glory
Coming together in a life-giving flood.