To God

I praise You Lord with all my heart and soul.
You are my God and the love of my life.
I sing praises unto Your Holy Name.
My hope is in You.
My God, You are my help and strength.
You who created
the heavens and the earth, the seas...
How wonderful that the
world obeys Your commands...
You count and know the stars by name.
It is so awesome how You blanket the earth
with snow, sprinkles, and frost.
Then You send  warm breezes causing
the snow to melt and the waters stir.
You cloak the sky with your clouds.
Blessings fall in droplets of rain,
You turn grasses from emerald green to brown.

My hope isn't in the strength of earthly things.
Instead my delight, my complete trust and love are in You.
When my earthly life is over,
plans will matter no more,
but precious life with You remains.

When I am oppressed... You hold me up.
You provide my needs.
You set me free from troubled situations.
When I'm lonely You are with me
being my true friend.

My heart and soul overflows with Love for You.
And Your Love for me in return overflows, making it whole.
I will always praise You Lord, as long as I have breath,
I will praise you and Your Name.



Hope You are blessed in some small way.
Need to say, I am not a preacher, teacher...
just an individual God put here and He
gives me words, thoughts and feelings.
The writings I send sometimes are thoughts I
have read, and most have my thoughts alone.
Then God also tells me to write from my heart
and I do that most of the time.
Some only want scriptural things,
my thoughts usually are more domestic and/or emotional.
I wish each of you a blessed day.

 


Written By Shirley Updike
May 17, 2004
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