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Showing posts with label Bleeding Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bleeding Heart. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2012

"I Need Thee Precious Jesus"

We sang this song in church on Sunday... it is one of my favorites...
No matter how sad and lonely I may feel, I know this song reaches His ears...
I know He treasures up each of my tears...
I know He is ever there for me...
 
He is there for you as well...
If you only call out to Him...
He will answer, He will come, and He will care...
 
 
"I Need Thee Precious Jesus" author unknown
 
 
I need Thee, precious Jesus,
For I am very poor;
A stranger and a pilgrim,
I have have no earthy store;
I need the love of Jesus
To cheer me on my way,
To guild my doubting footsteps,
To be my strength and stay.
 
I need Thee, precious Jesus,
I need a friend like Thee,
A friend to soothe and pity,
A friend to care for me;
I need the heart of Jesus,
To feel each anxious care,
To tell my every trial,
And all my sorrows share.
 
I need Thee, precious Jesus,
I need Thee day by day,
To fill me with Thy fullness,
To lead me on my way;
 I need Thy Holy Spirit,
To teach me what I am,
To show me more of Jesus,
And point me to the Lamb.
 
I need Thee, precious Jesus,
And hope to see Thee soon,
Encircled in the rainbow,
and seated on Thy throne,
There, with Thy blood bought children
My joy shall ever be,
To sing Thy praises Jesus,
And gaze my Lord, on Thee.
 
Until next time,
Jean
 
 
 


Thursday, May 3, 2012

A Bleeding Heart...

"A Bleeding Heart" by, Jean Smith


Thunder rumbled through the night... rain poured and watered the fields and gardens... lightening brightened our dark rooms...  I lay in bed listening... watching...  I love thunder storms... the power in them, not knowing when the next boom and crash will come.  We often sit on the front porch and watch and feel the storms... the rain comes down straight and clean... watering all the earth... God is so faithful, he rains on the righteous and the wicked.

Discouragement falls upon people like the rain, and if not dealt with in a positive way, it will take you down a road filled with self pity and negative thoughts that will haunt you and eventually destroy all your inner peace... discouragement is not of the Lord... He is full of love and mercy...  

Here is a poem from Helen Steiner Rice... may you be encouraged...

Never Be Discouraged

There is really nothing we need know,
or even try to understand
If we refuse to be discouraged
and trust God's guiding hand,
So take heart and meet each minute
with faith in God's great love,
Aware that every day of life
is controlled by God above.
And never dread tomorrow
or what the future brings.
Just pray for strength and courage
and trust God in all things,
And never grow discouraged- 
be patient and just wait,
For god never comes too early,
and He never comes too late.

Until next time,
Jean