[JustAmy]

1-10-05
Graphic by Billie

IT'S UP TO YOU.....

One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.

One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.

One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.

One step must search journey,
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know whats true.
One life can make the difference,
You see, its up to you

~Author Unknown~

[JustAmy]

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all so much for the precious poem and graphic!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday!

[The Mayor]

January 10, 2005

Panic Prayers

Read: Psalm 37:1-8

Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. —Psalm 37:5

Bible In One Year: Genesis 30-32

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In her book Beyond Our Selves, Catherine Marshall wrote about learning to surrender her entire life to God through a "prayer of relinquishment." When she encountered situations she feared, she often panicked and exhibited a demanding spirit in prayer: "God, I must have thus and so." God seemed remote. But when she surrendered the dreaded situation to Him to do with it exactly as He pleased, fear left and peace returned. From that moment on, God began working things out.

In Psalm 37, David talked about both commitment and surrender: "Commit your way to the Lord," he said, "trust also in Him" (v.5). Committed believers are those who sincerely follow and serve the Lord, and it's appropriate to urge people to have greater commitment. But committing ourselves to God and trusting Him imply surrendering every area of our lives to His wise control, especially when fear and panic overtake us. The promised result of such wholehearted commitment and trust is that God will do what is best for us.

Instead of trying to quell your fears with panic prayers, surrender yourself to God through a prayer of relinquishment, and see what He will do. —Joanie Yoder

Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self, and pride;
I now surrender, Lord—in me abide. —Orr

Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.

[silverleaf]

Good morning Amy! What a nice poem! Saving that one for my journal...

[\/\/ayne]

That is a great poem. Here's one from my wife Judy that I love.
Quiet! Still! Wait!

Oh, be quiet, my spirit,
Oh, be still, my soul.
It's time! It's been way too long!
Sit down before Him, without even a plan,
Kneel down before Him alone.

When the world whispers, rattles, and roars--
Noise lets you know it's around,
Come to Him, bow to Him, make Him your shore,
No safer harbor is found.

God and Spirit, God the Son,
Await your arrival with glee,
They come to you, cling to you,
make you their home--
No better soul's company.

As I wait for His presence
And bask in delight--
Cares of the world dissipate.
No longer depression, self-serving thoughts linger--
They give way to Holiness--wait!

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint."
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, ((((Sis))))))

I hear you've been havin' lots of rain...

...let's play! : )

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Hi Amy. Wasn't here much, I was having an arguement about snow-ball fights with people from Alabama on the old thread. C ya tomorrow.

[tuliptree76]

Hi everyone! I made it back home safely. I'm tired though. LOL!