Sunday, August 28, 2005
Strength for the Journey
There is a road meant for you to travel.
Narrow and steep is the shepherd's way,
and as you say, "Yes," letting me guide you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
There is a cross meant for you to carry.
There is a cross meant for you alone,
and as you bow down in humble surrender,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
How many times have you doubted my word?
How many times must I call your name?
And as you say, "Yes," letting me love you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
Fall is upon us. With that, come commitments that some of us have taken a break from. I, as well as some people I know, are Reluctant Servants of Him. It's a tiring job, this Christian thing. It's a life full of weariness and often times, you don't see a reward. This is a feeling that has repeated throughout history. From Moses to Jeremiah, to the Apostles of the New Testament, most followers of God and Christ have been Reluctant Servants. But we continue to follow, to do His work. And why is that? Because our love for Him and His people is greater than our love for our selves. We follow despite what we see or don't see. We follow because we trust in Him and His way.
I was praying the other day. I was praying for Him to either take away the "suffering" that I was struggling with, or for strength, patience, and perseverance. So, let's all guess which choice He's gonna give me. He never chose the easy way out. Why would He want any less of us? So here we go... back to Heaven Sent we go.
Narrow and steep is the shepherd's way,
and as you say, "Yes," letting me guide you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
There is a cross meant for you to carry.
There is a cross meant for you alone,
and as you bow down in humble surrender,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
How many times have you doubted my word?
How many times must I call your name?
And as you say, "Yes," letting me love you,
I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
I will be, I will be, I will be strength for the journey.
Fall is upon us. With that, come commitments that some of us have taken a break from. I, as well as some people I know, are Reluctant Servants of Him. It's a tiring job, this Christian thing. It's a life full of weariness and often times, you don't see a reward. This is a feeling that has repeated throughout history. From Moses to Jeremiah, to the Apostles of the New Testament, most followers of God and Christ have been Reluctant Servants. But we continue to follow, to do His work. And why is that? Because our love for Him and His people is greater than our love for our selves. We follow despite what we see or don't see. We follow because we trust in Him and His way.
I was praying the other day. I was praying for Him to either take away the "suffering" that I was struggling with, or for strength, patience, and perseverance. So, let's all guess which choice He's gonna give me. He never chose the easy way out. Why would He want any less of us? So here we go... back to Heaven Sent we go.
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quotable quotes
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
