Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Where am I?

I suddenly discover that I'm so far from God...yet He remains close to me. I use my own strength to please God, to control my life and foolishly think that things are going well. I ask for more on worldly things, God's Word works so weakly in my daily life and I tend to ignore God. Where am I? I think I've lost the direction. I strive to get acknowledgement from people around me, to be accepted by others...but are all these things that I keep striving to get acceptamce from God? He calls me, whispers to me, asking me to come back to him. Where have I put His Word? Where? I should come back, I should listen to my creator, my God. Thanks for calling me, if not, I'm not sure how far I can go without You in my life.

Living for Jesus

Living for Jesus a life that is true;
Striving to please him in all that I do,
Yielding allegiance, gladhearted and free,
this is the pathway of blessing for me.

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to thee;
for thou, in thy atonement, didst give thyself for me;
I own no other master, my heart shall be thy throne,
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ for thee alone.

Living for Jesus who died in my place,
bearing on Calvary my sin and disgrace,
such love constrains me to answer his call,
follow his leading and give him my all.

Living for Jesus wherever I am,
doing each duty in his holy name,
willing to suffer affliction or loss,
deeming each trial a part of my cross.

Living for Jesus through earth's little while,
my dearest treasure, the light of his smile,
seeking the lost ones he died to redeem,
bringing the weary to find rest in him,