Saturday, May 13, 2023

Careful and troubled?



I found this poem a long time back... It has been such a help to me that I thought I should share it here, to hopefully help and encourage others as well. 
"CAREFUL AND TROUBLED?"
By: Unknown Author

"Careful and troubled," Is that true of thee?
"Careful and troubled," Why should'st thou be!
Faith in His wisdom, thy Savior desires;
Trust in His guidance, He always requires.
"Careful and troubled," but that is not "trust";
"Trust" means to leave it all, happen what must
"Trust" means to live free from worrying care,
Casting on Jesus thy burden to bear.
"Careful and troubled" dishonors His love;
Do not His past dealings all faithful prove?
"Careful and troubled," dishonors His power;
Will not His strength hold out, hour after hour?
"Careful and troubled" just means "unbelief";
Thou wilt not trust Him, and that gives Him grief.
"Careful and troubled" just means "disobey";
"Bring here thy burden!" "I will not," you say.
And yet "He careth, He careth for you";
Have you not tried it, and found it is true?
Have you known one of His promises fail?
Have you not proved that His Strength does Prevail?
Alter thy motto: then, "trouble" no more;
Go to the Old Book of heavenly stores.
"Careful for nothing," there written I see,
Savior, I thank Thee; make that true of me.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. -Philippians 4:6

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Rest and Hope

 


And we know that all things work together for good to them 
that love God,  to them that are the called 
according to His purpose. 
Romans 8:28


The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, 
to the soul that seeketh Him.  It is good that a man 
should both hope and quietly wait for the 
salvation of the LORD.
-Lamentations 3:25