Sunday, September 22, 2013

My Secret Strength

You are the bedrock under my feet,
You are my castle on the cliff,
You are my mountain I escape to...

You are my secret strength!

You are the hidden shield around me,
You are my ray of brightness,
You are the champion that is beside me...

You are my secret strength!

You hear my every sigh,
My sobs come right into Your heart,
Your ear is attuned to my every need,
You hear, and turning Your face toward me
You come... right into my darkness...

You are my secret strength!

The brilliance of Your presence breaks through
Exploding with lightning arrows...sending my enemies running.
Reaching in, You draw me up from the pit,
Rescuing me You draw me into Yourself...

You are my secret strength!

Even on the days when my spirit is willing but my body is weak,
When I am easy prey for the enemy,
You hold me tight.

You are my secret strength!

You surprise me with this love,
I can only choose to walk forward and follow this love, this light.
You lead the way...bringing me into the brightness, the beauty, the open place.

You delight in my rescue
As You reveal the brightness of Your truth.

Oh, You are my secret strength! 

Psalm 18 (TPT)

Saturday, September 7, 2013

New

I can sing a new song to you today God, because You are always new.

Your strength is fresh, empowering, not a leftover from the day before,
Not weary with yesterday's troubles,
No, Your strength is new for me this morning, new for me to step into.
Your strength restores,
Not only gives me what I need today, but restores the energy, vision, and dreams that were stolen by 
  yesterday's pains.

Your grace comes straight from Your heart to me today.
Grace that is fresh, untouched, rich, love-filled, infused straight into my spirit at just the right moment in this 
  new day.

Your mercies are always new, not stored-up, frustrated mercies,
But fresh coming from the longings and desires of Your heart for me.

Yes, God, You are new for me today!

But this is how You have always been...from the beginning of time...
Always new, but always constant in Your goodness, Your grace, Your power, Your glory.
I sing a new song to You today, God, because You have again awakened my heart to all that You are.

You have kissed me again!

Monday, September 2, 2013

His Eye

"The eye of the Eternal One is upon those who live in awe of Him, upon those whose hope is in His steadfast
  love." Ps. 33:18 TPT

Have you thought what it is like to have the Eternal One, the King of Kings, the One who sits on the throne,
   the One who is above all other gods, powers, and authorities, 
   the One who created the universe out of nothing...
Have you thought about the fact that this ONE has His eye on you?

Does that frighten you, my friend,
That every thought, deed, action, movement of yours is seen or heard by the One who sits of the throne?

To those who know their God,
To those who know His goodness,His faithfulness, His power, His strength, His compassion.His love...
These words bring much hope!

He sees, He hears, He knows your situation,
He is acquainted with your sufferings,
He feels your pain.
He is the One who loves you.
He is your divine Help,
He is your impenetrable Shield...

You can trust Him,
Even when you are waiting for the Help,
You can trust, rejoice, and expect,
Because you know Him and you know that His eye is on you, on every detail!