Just a head's up

I am going to Peru, so i won't be able to blog.... :(

but i will be back in a week and know that i will be blogging after the fact... i am going to journal like crazy on my way down there and while i am there.

so hopefully it will benefit someone.

who knows.

Day by Day

As the week approaches

And I stare it in the face

I know that God has a plan

For this time, for this place

But as I stare it down

I feel the pressure fall

On my shoulders, oh so heavy

I can't handle it all

So I turn to my Father

And seek out his will

He takes off the load

With just a little left still

Take this day by day

He says to my heart

For if you take it all at once

It's going to fall apart

But trust that I have the future

And know that the present is yours

Don't worry about tomorrow

It is I who will open doors.

Habakkuk's Impact

My soul is weary

my heart broken

but i know that He is in control

I have no words

My feelings jumbled

No one around me to console

For words pierce deep

And emotions flare

But God is there in midst of it all

Dreams are crushed

Ideas destroyed

But in the end everything will fall

But God will not

His has won

And his victory ensures us life

So in this time

when my world seems dark

He is my escape from all the strife.

Extinguished

I looked in the mirror today

And was surprised by what I saw

But about this I should say

This is no ordinary mirror at all

For it reflected both outside and in

And inspected the depths of my soul

To expose to me my pride my sin

And how i've twisted my only role

For on the outside I show

Passion and desire

But on the inside I know

My pride burns higher

Every compliment fans the flame

That I started within my heart

As it burns, I am filled with shame

And from my friends I slowly depart

But He rushed in from on high

And throws His Spirit on my fire

And I fall on my knees, arms to the sky

For He has taken me from the mire

He has extinguished my pride

Given me humility instead

And I can do nothing to hide

The gift of the One who Bled.

The Lady

I wrote this a while back. It's still relevant...

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Oh my! Look! It's her
The most beautiful lady on the street
Though beauty is for the beholder
That's some eye candy for me to eat

I take a step closer
Leaving my Friend behind
As I move to her
The truth begins to unwind

But my lust becomes a blinder
Until there is no turning back
I'm in the grasp of the Adulterer
Now, an ugly old hack

My Friend looks over His shoulder
Hurt i would leave Him there
How stupid was I to err
And turn from Him who cares

So i cry out to leave
This grasp held so tight
I scream. I believe
That I can't do it with my might.

So when she's not looking
He takes my place
To Sheoul she takes Him, walking
Triumph on her face

While I keep crying
Tears on my cheek
He just keeps smiling
And I feel so weak

He cries out, "It is done"
And she cries out in pain
He gave His life, the Son,
But now we both have life to gain