Looking and searching
Sometimes life’s obvious waits—
Right in front of us
Life’s interactions
Seeing goodness in people—
Help them to blossom
Out of life’s darkness
Human character rising—
Overcoming all
God has a plan for us, mysterious though it may seem, and we want to be in the center of it. All the risks notwithstanding, the center of God’s will is still the safest place on earth to be.
From Psalm 130:6: “My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.”
If God sends us on stony paths, He will provide us with strong shoes.
From Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Waiting . . .
Another minute
Problems downsizing
Lasting peace rising
Morning coffee brewed
Caffeine powers up
With every cup
Morning traffic jam
Anxiety parking
Shortcut embarking
Waiting . . .
Autumn’s arrival
Dazzling colors sing
Annual fall fling
Grocery line backup
Accept life’s downtime
Conversation time
Baby coming soon
First-time mother shines
Love’s newest headline
Waiting . . .
Hearty breakfast served
Blueberry pancakes
Hunger takes its break
Plane’s late departure
Airport’s normal tune
Returning home soon
Career door opens
New community
Opportunity
Waiting . . .
Life’s worries mounting
One more sleepless night
Sunrise shares insight
Page finally turns
Cherished feelings roam
Love finding its home
Day’s special moment
New baby arrives
Joining life’s archives
Morning arrives, but not really too sure
Mysterious blanket stretches overnight
Thick, silent fog covers, dense and pure
It’s no wonder, not a single soul in sight
Tree tops arise above this soupy fog
Creek bottoms with clouds, so dense
While the sun waits, taking a long jog
Waiting on nature, makes huge sense
School delays pop up on the morning news
Students appreciate an extra hour of sleep
Busses wait, roads totally hidden from view
Headaches for parents, their day in a heap
Calmness and stillness thrive without wind
Street lights linger awhile, as if it is night
Damp, low clouds bring their mist to send
Out of focus, a hazy light ponders flight
Nearby airports close, everyone “socked in”
On the big lake, a lighthouse shines bright
Sky’s ceiling drops lower, gloominess within
Warning all of danger, fog covers the light
Small town’s main street, deserted to all
Pair of tiny car lights, puncture through
Darkness filling with gloom, as it crawls
Local police look out, very little to view
Deciding to wait awhile to do his chores
There is time for another cup of brew
A rancher returns for coffee and more
His wife’s cinnamon rolls, ready on cue
Morning waits, fog thicker than momma’s soup
Better the early birds, hang out in their coop
From Isaiah 3:8: “For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying His glorious presence.”
Searching for answers
World filled with darkness
Swirling anarchy
Life’s empty starkness
Finding false answers
Faith in God grows cold
Lost in wilderness
Sin captures foothold
Forsaking Father
Evil’s invitation
Follow sin’s idols
Life’s new fixation
Fearing discipline
Israel hiding
No place now to turn
God’s wrath deciding
Marching Israel
Away from its land
Generations wait
For Messiah’s hand
From Isaiah 7:13-14: “Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name Him Immanuel.'”
From Galatians 1:15-16: “But when God, who has set me apart before I was born and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles.”
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Life will sometimes serve us trials
God asking for some elbow room
Always leaving room for the Lord
Delivering light over our gloom
Never be surprised when God comes
At His choosing, His will descends
Always leaving room for the Lord
His Spirit pays real dividends
Looking out for God’s faithful love
Expecting Him to come close by
Always leaving room for the Lord
Never certain of how, when, why
Following God’s Holy commands
He stands at center of our selves
Always leaving room for the Lord
Transforming lives, from cluttered shelves
Just as Jesus stuns vengeful Saul
On a darkened Damascus road
Always leaving room for the Lord
Knowing our way, will just implode
Any given time, God breaks in
He blesses us with His surprise
Always leaving room for the Lord
Following His plan, always wise
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From Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher, Oswald Chambers: “Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in as He likes.”
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Morning arrives, but not really too sure
Mysterious blanket stretches overnight
Thick, silent fog covers, dense and pure
It’s no wonder, not a single soul in sight
Tree tops arise above this soupy fog
Creek bottoms with clouds, so dense
While the sun waits, taking a long jog
Waiting on nature, makes huge sense
School delays pop up on the morning news
Students appreciate an extra hour of sleep
Busses wait, roads totally hidden from view
Headaches for parents, their day in a heap
Calmness and stillness thrive without wind
Street lights linger awhile, as if it is night
Damp, low clouds bring their mist to send
Out of focus, a hazy light ponders flight
Nearby airports close, everyone “socked in”
On the big lake, a lighthouse shines bright
Sky’s ceiling drops lower, gloominess within
Warning all of danger, fog covers the light
Small town’s main street, deserted to all
Pair of tiny car lights, puncture through
Darkness filling with gloom, as it crawls
Local police look out, very little to view
Deciding to wait awhile to do his chores
There is time for another cup of brew
A rancher returns for coffee and more
His wife’s cinnamon rolls, ready on cue
Morning waits, fog thicker than momma’s soup
Better the early birds, hang out in their coop
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