Father,
There is the storm of passion
And there is the storm of fear
Cause me to know that You are near
To lead me through them
If my heart burns like fire
Or is grasped by cold will
Pass Your hands over these raging waters
And say to my soul, "Peace, be still"
I am like a horse
Spoiling for a race
I want to run my course
Yet stay in Your grace
My ways are not Your ways
For Your ways are higher than mine
While others beckon to me
Is this Your time?
O because of Your grace in me
I want to run the course of Your commands!
To rest in You and wait patiently
To feed on Your faithfulness and dwell in this land
Until You should call me back
Lord, though others give leave or beckon to me
And the work seems good and the time right
May not my own hand attempt to cause the blessing
I will live and walk by faith and not by sight
As I wait
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul
Like a weaned child with his mother
Like a weaned child is my soul within me
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is mercy!
And with Him is abundant redemption!
Selah
Far from it that I choose this road
By grace; because it is easy to do!
Many times I have kicked the goads
Struggling to trust You were faithful and true
You know many a time, Father
How I have taken a step of faith
And I know that at other times
It is easier to move than to wait
This road to surrender is hard
Because in Your timing You will fulfill
Yet I don't want to take hold of Hagar
But by Your grace, delight to do Your will
I come before You again, open and sincere
You know my heart with all its desires and its fears
I would eagerly take of this opportunity
Yet I will pray and wait
Until my Lord gives me leave
That You would make things clear, I am praying
Lead me by Your Holy Spirit
Let my ears hear Your word behind me, saying
"This is the way, walk in it"
You will instruct me and teach me in the way I should go
You will keep and guide me with Your eye
And all those who love Your salvation shall continually show
That You are worthy to be magnified!
O not my will, Abba Father!
But Thy will be done!
Though I faint from walking farther
You will not abandon Your son
To surrender my dreams into Your hands
Is to lose my life for You again
And I am wary to not step out of Your plans
And my hope be deferred in the end
To stay in famine or accept this feast
Which one should I choose? Selah
Yet, You will keep him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on You
These conflicting waves
Toss me to and fro
Yet as I wait and pray
He will answer where I should go
To stay in famine or to accept this feast
God can make much what is few and least
He perfects His strength and glory in the weak
And keeps him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on Him
So bring me out and rebuke these waves
Your word will bring final end to my storms
Is it spring or must still this seed await?
God is the Lord and He has given us light
So I bind this sacrifice to these altar's horns
I desire to walk this road
Not because it is easy! But because You will bless!
I do not want to postpone
Your greater plan, by my choice to flee Your test!
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness
Let it be bound with many cords!
Though there are many who say, "Who will show us any good?"
Put your trust in the Lord!
If it is not my hour or my time
That my spring has come, to partake of this feast
I will both lie down in peace and sleep
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety
You shall put gladness in my heart
More than the season when my grain and wine increased
And make my light to dawn in the dark
Opening rivers in the desolate heights
And fountains in the midst of the valleys
I have been poor and needy, seeking water
Seeking to fill on my own but there was none
And in the emptiness He caused abundance to flow
That I might consider and understand together
What the hand of the Lord has done
In choosing this feast, will I rob God
Of a moment He could be glorified?
From seed and tears seemingly forgot
He shows in poverty that He provides
Bringing out the sheaves of His blessings
O if this feast is a test and a temptation
How hard it is to flee it in pursuit of the cross' pain!
And if it be a gift of Your redemption
I'm afraid to lose it all again!
My hope deferred! And my faith ashamed!
Selah
Into Your hand I commit my spirit
You will redeem me, O Lord God of truth
You are a refuge in times of trouble
For You have not forsaken those who seek You
Unless the Lord builds my house
I labor in vain to build it
Unless the Lord guards my plans
This watchman stays awake in vain
It is vain for one to rise up early
To eat the bread of sorrows
For so He gives His beloved sleep
"Be still, and know that I am God
I will be exalted among the nations!
I will be exalted in you!
I will bring the blind by a way they did not know
I will lead them in paths they have not known
I will make darkness light before them
And crooked places straight
These things I will do for them
And not forsake them
Rest in Me, keep My way and wait patiently for Me
And I will exalt you to inherit the land
Though you fall, you shall not be utterly cast down
For I shall uphold you with My hand"
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord
My soul shall be joyful in my God
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
In place of ashes and sackcloth!
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments
And as a bride adorns herself with jewels!
Your mercies, O Lord, endures forever
From everlasting to everlasting on those who fear You!
Your righteousness to children's children
And Your lovingkindness is everlasting!
Praise the Lord!
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[photo: A neighborhood in Nangka Consolacion-Cebu, Philippines. I took this when I was picking up trash. October 12, 2015]
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