All Things

Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.   John 12:25

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.   Philippians 4:11-13

in the morning the pain is more

than my mind can fathom,

my body barely able to move,

my spirit humbled and broken,

the thought of facing another day

more than I think I can bear;

how long Lord?

how long?

then You fill me with strength,

the pain lessens,

movement becomes possible,

the day becomes bearable;

You have taken me

to new depths,

humbling me,

teaching me,

training me,

preparing me;

showing me the misery of others

struggling to survive

just one more day,

in this life that is

not a life,

in this world that is

not a home;

now I see,

now I understand;

the fear,

the hopelessness,

the despair,

the bitterness,

the anger;

the hatred;

Lord cleanse me,

remove the filth and

impurities,

discipline me,

teach me Your ways;

Your words are life,

I want that life;

I want only You.

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