Another Year, Another List ~

Each year at this time,
we make up a checklist
of the things in our life
we want to add or dismiss.

We give them a number,
assign their importance
so we can rate them with
our daily performance.

We have a great resolve,
to heed our resolutions
thinking they will give us
answers and solutions.

But soon we all find,
we lose our will power
and those new ideas
begin on us to sour.

So this year if you want,
effective, lasting change
put God first on your list
and your plans He’ll arrange!

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Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the thoughts that
I think toward you, saith the Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil,
to give you an expected end.”

King James Version
by Public Domain

Copyright 2015
Deborah Ann Belka

Thy Will be Done ~

Thy will be done Lord,
oh, please not mine
for I only make a mess
with plans of my design.

For I cannot see,
beyond my nose
and all my plans fail
when them I compose.

Thy will be done Lord,
such a simple task
but so seldom . . .
do these words I ask.

But when I do,
ah, what sweet victory
for when Thy will is done
I suffer no injury.

Thy will be done Lord,
for You have the perfect plan
and I never get it right . . .
when my own I try to man!

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Luke 11:2
King James Version

“And he said unto them, When ye pray,
say, Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”

Copyright 2014
Deborah Ann Belka

As The Lord Giveth . . .

As the Lord giveth,
He can take it away  . . .
when His plans change
He’ll make another way.

One day your fine,
the next one ~ not so much
when God’s plans change
it’s by His design and touch.

One moment you have,
the next one ~ you have naught
when God’s plans change
there’s a lesson to be taught.

As the Lord giveth,
sometimes He takes it away
when His plans change
your heart too ~ He will sway.

One second it’s all yours,
the next one ~ it’s all gone
when God’s plans change
to Him you will be drawn.

For when God changes His plans,
be willing to change yours too
for He has mightier things . . .
that He wants you to do!

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Job 1:21
King James Version

“And said, Naked came I out of my
mother’s womb, and naked shall I return
thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord
hath taken away; blessed be the name of
the Lord.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka

God Knows ~

God knows what you need,
even before you do . . .
He knows the path and the way
that He has prepared for you.

God knows your future,
good things are in His plans
but you must trust and believe
and put your life in His hands.

God knows your troubles,
they are in His thoughts
so give Him your faith today
and let Him connect the dots.

God knows your desires,
He has a purpose and design
they are yours to possess
but to doubt ~ you must resign.

God knows your every need,
they are all in His hand
so there’s no need to worry
He’s got for you a perfect plan!

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Jeremiah 29:11
King James Version

“For I know the plans I have for you,”
says the Lord. “They are plans for good and
not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka

In His Hands ~

Sometimes problems come,
changing all our plans . . .
making it ever clearer
all things are in God’s hands.

Hands that long to hold,
to comfort and to console
hands that want to heal
the ache within the soul.

Hands that desire to reach,
far into the heart and mind
hands that hold perfect peace
for anxious ones to find.

Hands that crave to embrace,
grieving hearts in the night
hands that hunger to lead
the lost into His saving light.

Hands that are capable,
hands confident and sure
hands that calm the storms
hands that holds life’s cure.

Sometimes problems come,
and we must change our plans
so that we may come to rest . . .
in His almighty hands!

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Psalm 37:24
King James Version

“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka

In Your Light ~

Lord, Your Word is the lamp,
that guides us along the way
the Light in the darkness
that begins with each new day.

A purpose You have planned,
for every one of our steps
if only we would just believe
and follow Your concepts.

You know the path we must  take,
the way in which we should go
You have gone out before us
and the way You want to show.

Sometimes we talk the talk,
and we say we follow after You
but, if the truth were to be told
it is not always what we do.

For we are all born of sin,
and there is nothing we can do
the only way to walk the talk
is hand in hand with You.

I know alone we are nothing,
and we’ll surely lose our way
unless we rise in Your Light
and pray for guidance every day!

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Psalm 119:105
King James Version

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka

God Has Great Things For You ~

God has plans for you,
a future ~ a hope
He has great things
in His almighty scope.

God has a life for you,
a path ~ a way
He has great designs
before you to lay.

God has a place for you,
a joy ~ a peace
He has great treasures
that will never cease.

God has a use for you,
a purpose ~ an aim
He has great blessings
for you to claim.

But you must let Him,
make your heart His home
and then seek the things
that come from His throne!

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Jeremiah 29:13
King James Version

“And ye shall seek me,
and find me,
when ye shall
search for me
with all your heart.”

Copyright 2012
Deborah Ann Belka