God's Help
He's always there!
We can't foresee the turning of the tide
When problems beset us and tears are cried.
Sometimes life deals from the bottom of the deck
Filling us with worry and leaving us a wreck.
The enemy seeks to devour and destroy,
Using deceptions to eliminate our joy.
While walking through the valley,
our heads hung low,
The mountain top seems so high,
our footsteps slow.
How many times have we traveled this road
To battle the frustrations of troubles bestowed?
Yet when we come to our darkest hour
God demonstrates His infinite power.
It doesn't matter how bad things might seem,
He always comes through, our faith to redeem.
God will not fail us in our times of pain.
He'll never forsake us, by our side He'll remain.
So when we find ourselves at a total loss
Or when the valley seems too wide to cross,
Just remember you're in His love and care,
Look over your shoulder,
He's always there!
Author Unknown
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"PATHWAY OF PAIN"
If my days were untroubled
and my heart was always light,
Would I seek that fair land
where there is no light?
If I never grew weary
with the weight of my load,
Would I search for God's
peace at the end of the road?
If I never knew sickness
and never felt pain,
Would I search for a hand
to help and sustain?
If I walked without sorrow
and lived without loss,
Would my soul seek solace
at the foot of the cross?
If all I desired was mine
day by day,
Would I kneel before God
and earnestly pray?
If God sent no winter
to freeze me with fear,
Would I yearn for the warmth
of spring every year?
I ask myself these questions
and the answer is plain,
If my life were pleasure
and I never knew pain,
I'd seek God less often
and need Him much less,
For God is sought most often
in times of distress.
And no one knows God
or sees Him as plain,
As those who have met Him
on the pathway of pain.
Author Unknown
Native American Wisdom
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.
Walk beside me that we may be as one.
(Ute)
