My Life's One Desire

For I »must« do the will of God, not my own will. ♥️John 6:38♥️

Thursday, March 16, 2023

These Pretty Little Things

These pretty little things
Catching your attention 
Reeling you in
Creating a desire
Letting you think
Your life will be perfect 
If only you have it


These pretty little things 
Beautiful to the eye
Essentially perfect
Telling you a lie
To ensure you go for it
Little by little
Inch by inch 


These pretty little things
Consume your time
Give some enjoyment 
Take your mind 
Give some excitement 
 Then before you know it
It’s empty, wasted, nothing 
Going 
Gone 


These pretty little things 
Telling you more lies
Making you think
They’re what you need
You must have them
Nothing else will do
Deceiving your heart
To give what you have
Finding you only need more
More, more pretty little things 
Never satisfied 
More will give you more happiness 
More will give you joy
This is what you long for 


These pretty little things 
Like comfort and pleasure
Ease and delicious food
Money and mammon
The things you can buy
All drawing your attention
Declaring how imperfect is life
Without any of them


These pretty little things 
Create a thirst that never satisfies 
Always needing something more
This or that
It’s nothing wrong
Your hopes soar
You need it, you want it
You bought it
Your voice rises in song
Such wonderful pretty little things 
But then you turn and find
You’re still longing for
More, more


These pretty little things 
Are so fleeting
They’re here today
Gone tomorrow 
A vanishing mist
Beautiful but empty
Nothing but earthly treasures 
Taking your time
Taking your mind 
Away from what matters most
Filling your life
Full of frivolousness 
Seemingly necessary
Yet in the end 
Poof
You wake up to reality 


These pretty little things 
Leave you empty 
All alone
Wanting more
But never truly satisfying 
Where can you turn to
Where can you run?
Where can you find
Peace and joy 
In heart and mind? 
What can you do?
Is your heart wasted?
Empty and bare? 
Nothing but broken
Through and through? 


Away from pretty little things 
To cling to the One who Sees
The broken and contrived heart
emptiness and earnestness
Those who desire Heavenly Treasure
These things above
Hidden to the eye
 These things unseen 
These will truly satisfy 
While others laugh and taunt
Discerning that nothing else will ever do
For those who are vigilant 
Those who are desperate 
Seeking only to be with the One
Who gave them all
All else is less
Even these pretty little things  
Even the terrible suffering
Even the memories of the past
Even the hope for the future
Not one thing will ever compare
To be close to Him
Knowing His heart
Holding His hand
Walking with Him
Through sorrow and suffering 
And all He allows
Listening to His voice 
Finding Him close
He is above all
Holding you up
That you might not fall
Oh such a glorious day
Impossible and yet
What a wonderful way!
To walk always with Him
Day after day and year after year 
His Spirit overflowing within
He knows your deepest need
He cares for you so much more
He sees, He knows
He is the Only One who will truly
Ever 
Only
Satisfy 



Wednesday, January 27, 2021

This World of Confusion

This world of confusion
There is no hope, only delusion 
Darkness hovering all around
No glimpse of the light can be found
Fog engulfs mountains and trees alike
Nevertheless, I must find a place to hike
To clear my mind from this confusion
Reaching the top I find
Above all this esteemed in my mind
This world and all I thought it was
Has suddenly drastically changed
So many new orders and strange laws
Everything’s being rearranged
Nothing will ever be the same
Yet there is One who knows my frame
He is the same from day one
He goes beyond any fun
He is better than comfort here
He is love, taking away all fear
He is so much higher
All this will be burned with fire
These are temporary
I must live for eternity
For His ways are wonderful
His love fills my soul
His Spirit dwells within
Cleansing me from sin
Oh to be always close to Him
He gives joy even when the way is dim
Living with Him is the best
He gives me the only true rest.



Monday, January 25, 2021

Conquered

Dreadful D’s the devil brings
Doubt, Dissatisfaction 
darkness and devastation 
Defeat, depression
Dread, and disillusion
Drudgery, dreary days
Discouragement, and finally Death
But Jesus conquered over death!
He triumphed and none of these
Ever even touched Him.
His heart was always at rest
Overflowing with joy
The devil need not harm us!
Jesus is the truth, His ways are perfect 
His love goes beyond anything else
What an amazing life we get to live
Walking ever closely with our Lord
And nothing can ever touch us 
Except what He allows
And knows what is good for us

Monday, July 27, 2020

Just One Mistake

The devil enjoys sowing seeds
Seeds of doubt, seeds of hate
Deep within our heart 
Over just one little mistake 

Yet perfect love casts out fear
It loves and covers all
Never exposing sins of another
It longs to help when they fall

Perfect love forgives completely 
Those lil’ jabs which later become huge
For these will not matter in a million years
So run to the Father, He is our refuge

Give to Him the misunderstanding 
Let Him heal the pain
Don’t bother complaining 
For even this will not be in vain 

He uses these to chip away
More and more of our selfish pride
For as He conforms us through each one
We find He is right there by our side 

He has a purpose for every detail 
For all He allows in our day
He is using to perfectly conform 
As we walk the straight and narrow way

Don’t get discouraged, don’t give up 
Meet Him there in the disappointment 
He longs to meet with you
It’s His perfect timing, His appointment 

Return to Him your first love
Let nothing between you and He
All human love must be uprooted
Taken out of the way completely 

Worship Him through it all
For He alone is truly worthy
Let go of your own longings
That He might receive all the glory 


Saturday, April 4, 2020

This Pride

Father, I see this pride
is rooted so deep inside
I want to be free from this
to live a life of bliss
pleasing to you above all
making myself become small
may your glory shine through me
that whoever looks at me may see
You are worthy of everything
May they rejoice and sing

As you become greater 
And I become lesser
May your glory be everything
and mine become nothing
Let them see You
And all You do
It’s not of me
Oh may they see
You

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Only Christ's Love Can Fill

It’s not in the times when all goes right
When your hopes come true
Or your path is full of light

It’s not when your plans come through 
When the details turn out
Or dreams are fulfilled

It’s when your tempted to doubt
Your plans are all spilled
Nothing seems to go as you want

Deep inside is filled with pain
Your past is there to haunt
Nevertheless it’s not in vain

Only if instead of doubting 
You go deeper still
Into your inner being 

Where only Christ’s love can fill 
Crying out in earnest
Knowing He loves you even then

When the pain seems the hardest
Give to Him the pen
He will write His story 
He desires for nothing in between 
That you would desire Him only 

For something Ive seen 
Being in secret with Him
Is truly sweet above anything 
All other dreams then grow dim

There only my heart can sing
In such faith, hope and love
Letting go of my ambitions
He’s silently planning above 

There my goals transition 
Faith and love are proved here
In the trial and in the test
When I’m tempted to fear 
His power shows up best

He draws nearer through it all
If we would only surrender
Our plans whether big or small
We will find His ways are truly better 

As we listen for His voice 
following His leading 
Giving up our own choice
Obeying His pleading
His peace will be our referee 
Our hearts confident in Him
Oh taste and see
He is truly all we need.

He’s there, calling out
In the midst of the stormy sea 
“Leave the boat
And come unto Me.”
 
“Lord, if this is You calling
You will be with me all the way
Only You will keep me from falling
May I not be distracted today
As long as I look to You only
You will be with me
You will receive all the glory.”




Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Excruciating Fire

A fruit sparkling   
Juicy and so beautiful 
Don’t you wanna come and take
So you’ll know whats good and evil
It’s not until the final bite
You find it was a mistake
You cannot make it right
It’s too late

Buy from the Father, gold
Refined by excruciating fire
Don’t let your heart be sold
To the enemy the liar 
Who tells you to fear
That God doesn’t really care
So cling to all that’s here
For God is not fair
He tells you this pain 
Is more than you can bare
It will  all be in vain
Yet God numbers every hair 

The world is fleeting
You are like a flower
Seen today then vanishing
make the most of every hour
You won’t know your last
So take up this cross 
Before it has past 
There is no greater loss
So if you loose your life 
Only then you will find it

Listen carefully!
The Fathers knocking at your door
Can’t you hear Him calling?
To all the needy and the poor
All those who are falling
He longs to carry you
So you might depend on Him
His every word is true 
Although the way is dim
That your faith might be
Strengthened in the mire 
And even if you cannot see
Its made pure by excruciating fire 


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