If you seek answers you won’t find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.
From Lamentations 3:25: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him.“
Mark Batterson (born 1969) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Foretaste
Prayer’s
Thoughtful meditation
Overpowering temptation’s steps
Energized with God’s Word
Anticipation
Providence
Prayer’s
Daily obedience breathes
Foresee battles to come
Unwavering journey
Faithfulness
Devotion
Prayer’s
Confidence matures
Embracing heavenly light
Patience descends from God
Answers
Tranquil Place
Moments spent outdoors
Embracing serenity—
Garden’s slice of peace
Sharing Grace
Stray kitten follows
Gratitude for my shadow—
Now bonded for life
Comfort’s Space
Light from one more dream
Visited by future self—
Waking with answers
Darkness of morning
Massive thunderstorm gathers—
Waiting light of peace
Nighttime without joy
Storm’s anger now exhausted—
Brilliant sunrise
Today’s windy breath
Questions about tomorrow—
Navigating hope
Money rolling in
Overlooking darker clouds—
Bust follows each boom
Filling in-basket
Volume of data implodes—
Too much to process
Climate change debate
Reflecting fact or fiction—
Tomorrow answers
You are not alone, and your prayers won’t go unanswered. The answer will be time, gentle time.
From Ecclesiastes 3:1: “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.”
Raquel Franco is a Venezuelan-born poet who writes from her adopted state of Ohio in the United States.
From Jeremiah 29:13: “When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart.”
Journey of darkness
Chasing empty voice
Life without answers
Nothing to rejoice
Hearing God’s whisper
Revered voice speaks out
Lighting righteous path
Faith hungers to sprout
Now, wander no more
Embracing God’s voice
Past left in ashes
Trusting mercy’s choice
Walking in God’s light
Goodness from above
Accepting His grace
Faith’s heart beats with love
Life’s upright answers
Sharing each rejoice
Hope at last finds God
Following truth’s voice
From Psalm 18:28: “It is You who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.”
From James 1:5: “ If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.”
Life’s distant horizon
Questions sometimes remain
Seeking direction from God
His Word opens wisdom’s lane
Tomorrow’s shadows wait
Doubts filling empty heart
Nourishing grace sustains faith
God’s wisdom offers fresh start
From waves of churning seas
Promised answers shall rise
Embracing God’s blessed love
Wisdom colors daily skies
More struggles shall arrive
Faith’s endurance shares light
Trusting to always just ask
God’s wisdom remaining bright
From the words of American Christian writer, John Eldredge: “Notice that we must ask. And we will sometimes struggle to hear and struggle with what we hear. But personally, it’s worth it. I’m after the path of life–and He alone knows it.”
From Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.”
Darkness shields life’s guiding light
Causing worries to take flight
Life’s trials, too much to bear
Ask, who really seems to care?
World seems to be crashing down
Running dry, emptiness drowns
Words and actions, meek and weak
Ask, who shall one run to seek?
Vacant wilderness, so dark
Crying out, life’s question mark
Heart and soul, feeling hollow
Ask, what voice shall one follow?
Voice answers, restoring hopes
Searching from distant slopes
Good Shepherd, looking for one
Saving His flock, one by one
From John 10:14-16: “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”
Originally published November, 2020.
Vastness of oceans deep
Swimming with endless wonders
Encouraging what world should keep
Heavens answer with thunder
Vastness of universe
Swimming with infinite stars
Encouraging nature’s free verse
Heavens address from afar
Vastness of instinct flows
Swimming to every shoreline
Encouraging children, let’s grow
Heavens praise learning’s outline
Vastness of human mind
Swimming toward tomorrow
Encouraging love, always kind
Heavens remove all sorrow
Vastness of creation
Swimming with unending light
Encouraging every nation
Heavens transform man’s foresight
Writing poetry allows the creator to take a theme and journey into the depth of its wonders.
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