This biblical heart song has always been comforting, and last week I broke it into pieces on facebook with some of my own photos. I thought I would share those posters here with you now. I hope you enjoy. Blessings!
❤ Amen ❤
Posts Tagged ‘God’
Psalm 23
Posted in Photo quotes, Praise, tagged blessings, God, love, prayer, psalm 23, thankfulness on September 22, 2012| 9 Comments »
Effortless Moments
Posted in Praise, tagged faith, God, gratitude, love, poetry, praise, prayer, thankfulness on August 16, 2012| 4 Comments »
Dear God
My pulse counts
each of the moments
that you think of me
each moment surrounded
each moment protected
each moment loved
by you
Effortless
I breathe in
I breathe out
without thought
But you know
each time that I do
I hurriedly ready for the day
taking sips of coffee
choosing clothes from the closet
brushing my teeth
brushing my hair
and you know exactly
how many sips
which clothes I will choose
how many hairs
I will lose to my comb
You know me
without effort
and
you know
my every moment
Why didn’t you?
Posted in Healing, Poetry, Self worth, tagged expectations, forgiveness, God, letting go, love, relationships, self worth on August 12, 2012| 9 Comments »
Why didn’t you…
Do what I needed you to do
Say what I needed to hear
Think about what I needed
Love me
Why didn’t you…
care about anyone
other than yourself
Why didn’t you…
lift me up
instead of tear me down
Why didn’t you…
keep your promises
or take care of me
Why didn’t you…
fix it
when you had
so many chances
Why didn’t you…
listen to my cries and
hear my heart breaking
as my world shattered
my life forever colored
Why didn’t you…
love me?
But
The hurt
The rage
They will not rule me
Because
It doesn’t matter
what you did
or what you didn’t do
I have value.
God listens to my cries
and holds me tight
God uses my shattered colors
to paint a beautiful canvas
God honors me and loves me
for exactly who I am
even with the hurt
even with the rage
God sees my worth
even when you
even when I
can’t.
Dot of Faith
Posted in Healing, Photo quotes, Praise, tagged faith, God, grace, love, Matthew 17, mustard seed, praise, prayer, thankfulness on July 19, 2012| 4 Comments »
On those days
when life starts to overwhelm me
when I’m not sure I can handle
all that comes at me
I just need to remember
that with faith the size of a mustard seed
I can move mountains
and those mountains in my mind
God’s love washes over me
He wraps me tightly in his arms
He shields me with shining armor
and covers me with gentle flowing grace
Just the tiniest
dot
of faith
A Clean Heart
Posted in Photo quotes, Praise, tagged comfort, faith, God, God's grace, God's love, heart, love, poetry, prayer, thankfulness on July 8, 2012| 5 Comments »
Create in me a clean heart, O God
wash away my negative thoughts
scrub my mind to a sparkle
Renew my connection with you
holding me in your arms
gathering me in your lap
so that all I see
is you
Restore unto me
the joy of you
you have saved me
you have freed me
you love me
Remind me
of your grace
Remind me
of your love
Refresh my spirit
with your presence
You are always by my side
Free
Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged expectations, free, God, grace, just be, letting go, love, perfect, pressure, self worth, worry on June 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I AM FREE
I am free from
should and ought to
I am released from
comparison
expectation
obligation
I no longer need
<to pretend>
to be
a superhero
a perfect person
all-knowing
all-anticipating
the protector
I am free from
being always at the ready
being anxious about others’ needs
worry
I am free
from needing to be
anything other than
imperfect me
For I am a child of God
covered by His grace
shining with His light
And so
I am free
to laugh
to feel joy
to be flawed
to love
to be loved
to cry when I am sad
to be broken when I hurt
to be fierce with no regrets
I AM FREE
❤ Happy birthday, M – you are free ❤
Do your thing
Posted in Healing, Photo quotes, Poetry, tagged expectations, God, just be, letting go, poetry, prayer, waiting, worry on June 16, 2012| 2 Comments »
Hi God,
So, um, what’s the plan?
Where to next?
What steps to take?
What things do I need to do?
God,
don’t you see
that if I know the plan
I can start?
I can start making lists
I can start fixing problems
I can start moving mountains
I can start doing…
Oh.
I see.
You want me to rest in you.
You want me to hand it over to you.
Wait,
you don’t need me to plan?
you don’t need me to fix?
You’ve got it handled?
You sure you don’t need my help?
But
I have some great ideas…
Oh, well, Ok.
I will wait.
I will be right here
and
I will let you
do your thing
Prayer for Depression
Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged anxiety, depression, doubt, feelings, God, God's love, perfect, prayer, self worth, worry on June 9, 2012| 8 Comments »
Dear God,
I know that sometimes you meet me
in the places I least expect
and how I think things should be
is not always the way you think they should be
So, I humbly ask you to just
be with me through this
I refuse to see myself as less than anyone else
because of this
but ask that you be with me, and meet me where I am
Help me to know that your plans are bigger
than what i think they should be
and that maybe
you will use these experiences in my life
to help others
and to bring me closer to you
And so when I feel sad
when I am depressed or anxious
I will not pray for healing
I will not pray for it to be lifted
I will sit in my feelings
knowing there is nothing wrong with them
I will accept your timing
and rejoice in my experiences
and know
there is nothing wrong with me
♥ Amen ♥
Emotional Roller Coaster
Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged expectations, feelings, God, poetry, self worth on May 29, 2012| 1 Comment »
click
click
click
click
ker-chunk
silence
then
screams
terror
delight
wind
whips
through my soul
twist
turn
dip
jump
upside down
inside out
laughter
joy
tears
sorrow
God is my safety harness
What Could Have Been
Posted in Healing, Poetry, tagged expectations, feelings, God, grief, letting go, loss, love, poetry, relationships, sadness on May 25, 2012| 2 Comments »
Sadness.
I’m sad.
Right?
I know I should be sad
And in many ways I am
But not in the ways –
Not for the things –
I am supposed to be.
I am sad for what wasn’t
not for the loss of what was
I am sad for the lost opportunities
I am sad for the relationship
that never really was
I am sad that my expectations
of what we could have been
were never realized.
Yes, I am sad.
And how my sadness manifests…
Well, there is no right way
There is no wrong way.
People grieve in different ways
People grieve for different things
Whose to say we aren’t all grieving
for what could have been?
I do know
that God sits right next to us
when we are sad.
No matter the reason, He sits.
He loves.
He hugs.
And it’s ok to be sad
for what could have been.
Know My Worth 