Lord, You tell us ...

“Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”   ~ Psalm 37:3-4

Based on Psalm 37

Dear Lord,
You tell us not to fret
to trust You
to do good
to live in this place and feed on Your faithfulness
to delight ourselves in You
to commit our way to You
to continue trusting You
to rest in You
to wait patiently for Your answers
to not fret over what may or may not come
to not be angry
to not fret
You remind us again and again.

You tell us
You know our days
You know those who stand with You and for You
are not ashamed in the evil time
and in the days of hunger are satisfied
and show mercy and give

You, Lord, tell us
the steps to take
and when we fall
You help us up
to begin again
You do not give up
You are beside us
All the way.

Woe, is he and she and me
who fail to delight in You
and Your every provision

Cast down, forsaken
are our feelings
in our heads
But not really real, not truly true
God loves us
God sent His son, Jesus,
to die for us, He loved, loves us
so much.

The Lord does not forsake us
It is not He who walks away
and lets us walk alone
We forsake ourselves
We believe every wrong
every lie
We walk a path we believe
is our destiny,
however crappy it may be

The Lord is ever merciful
He showers us with countless blessings
Every new day a blessing awaits

You tell us Lord,
to depart from evil
to do good

Justice,
wisdom
speak
Your law in our hearts
is Your desire

You do not condemn what is Yours

You tell us
to wait on You
to keep Your way
to rely on You,
Your strength (not our own)
in time of trouble

You, Lord, will help us
will deliver us
will save us
because
our Trust,
our Faith
is in You.

(c) November 6 and 8, 2016