When I went through times of loneliness,
I thought, “Lord, where were You?
Don’t You know, Lord, can’t You see
all this pain I’m going through?”
Then in the midst of my devotions,
I was thunderstruck one day
When I realized: in my Saviour’s darkest hours all His friends had turned away.
When I struggled through depression,
I cried, “Lord, where were You?
Can’t You take these doubts and fears away;
help me somehow make it through?”
But I knelt in sweet submission,
surrendered all and my heart was still,
As I remembered my blessed Saviour praying, “Not Mine, but Your will.”
When my heart ached in bitter anguish,
grief-struck and broken too,
I cried through tears of agony,
“Oh my Lord, where were You?
I can’t fight this battle anymore,
I can’t overcome this gloom.”
Then in my self-pity, I recalled,
that Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb.
When I think that I’m forsaken,
bitter, anguished and alone,
I remember that my Saviour
made all my pain His own.
He tasted death, He suffered much,
He was tempted, tried, beset,
And in all His trials and afflictions,
Jesus loved me yet.
A man of sorrows - He knew our grief,
He bore our sin and shame,
He was forsaken by God above
that we may never be again.
He was wounded for our transgressions –
as the Bible has revealed -
But most of all, Jesus shed His blood
and by His stripes we are healed.
So when you are feeling lonely, depressed,
and are haunted by your grief,
Here’s a solution that, through eyes of faith,
will surely bring relief:
When you are wondering if the Lord cares
and if He is watching from above,
Take a second look at Calvary –
and there behold God’s wondrous love!
author-Jerry Bouey
132 visits
God"s Love
Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD. . . He talks to you through the Holy Spirit.
Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to? THAT'S GOD . . . He wants you to talk to Him.
Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know... you see them or receive a phone call from them? THAT'S GOD. . . There ! is no such thing as "coincidence. "
Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for? Like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen something you wanted,but couldn't afford? THAT'S GOD. . . He knows the desires of your heart. . .
Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it is going to get better, but now as you look back on it, you got through it? THAT'S GOD. . . He passes us through tribulation to see a brighter day.
GOD BLESS
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"
"If you have the time," I said.
God smiled and said, "My time is eternity. It is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask me?"
I asked, "What surprises you most about mankind?"
God thought for a few moments and then answered, "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived."
God placed my hands in His and we were silent for while. Then I asked, "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"
God replied with a smile, "To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but whom they have in their lives. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis. To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings. To learn that money can buy everything but happiness. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally differently. To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them... and likes them anyway. To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."
I sat there for awhile enjoying my visit with God. I thanked Him for His time and for all that He has done for my family and me.
He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll answer."
His shirt was kinda shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head, then rose and walked away. In the days that followed, each noon time came this chap, each time he knelt just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear, He decided to stop the man and ask him, "What are you doing here?" The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was his prayer time, for finding strength and power. "I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord, this is kinda what I say:
"I just came again to tell you, Lord, how happy I've been, since we found each other's friendship and you took away my sin. Don't know much of how to pray. but I think about you everyday. So, Jesus, this is Jim checking in today."
The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was fine. He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime. Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks." He hurried to the door. The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:
"I just came again to tell you, Lord, how happy I've been, since we found each other's friendship and you took away my sin. Don't know much of how to pray. but I think about you everyday. So, Jesus, this is me checking in today."
Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come. As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill. The hospital staff was worried, but he'd given them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them, brought changes in the ward. His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, were his reward. The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad, when no flowers, calls or cards came, not a visitor he had. The minister stayed by his bed, he voiced the nurse's concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile; "the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while everyday at noon ... He's here, a dear friend of mine, you see, He sits right down, takes my hand, leans over and says to me:
"I just came again to tell you, Jim, how happy I've been, since we found this friendship and I took away your sin. Always love to hear you pray, I think about you each day, and so, Jim, this is Jesus checking in today."
by anonymous
When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes,
all filled with tears for me,
I wish so much you wouldn't cry, the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things we didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me, as much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name and
took me by the hand.
And said my place was ready in Heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind, all those
things I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for, so much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible, that I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday, just even for a while,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you, and maybe
see you smile.
But then I fully realized, that could never be,
For emptiness and memories, would take
the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things, I might
miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was
filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through Heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
from his great golden throne.
He said, "This is eternity, and all I've
promised you.
Today your life on Earth is past, and
here it starts anew".
"I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last,
And since each day's the same day, there's
no longing for the past".
"But you have been so faithful, so trusting and so true,
Though there were times you did some things,
you know you shouldn't do".
"But you have been forgiven, and now at
last you're free,
So won't you take my hand now and share
My life with Me".
So when tomorrow starts without me, don't
think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me, I'm right here
in your heart.
