i came praying for the courage to love you.
as Jesus loves you.
because my heart belongs to another,
and wasn't mine to give to you.
but i never expected...
that i'd come to love you as i have,
nor the way my heart would become entwined
with the lives of your precious, beautiful people.
when i go, a piece of me will remain behind,
knowing, there is coming a day
when we will all be together again as one body
not here on your soil
but on the eternal soil of souls
belonging to the King of all kings
i only pray, in my going, that i'll have
loved. given. spent.
as He has wanted
in HIS love for you
i know i've not attained this
but rejoice that He's a King that still uses
cracked. broken. earthen. vessels
so the glory will always, ever, only point to HIM.
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"Your words were found and I ate them, and Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts." ~Jeremiah 15:16
About the Author
- Beth
- The LORD is my Portion, my Inheritance. Forever. My lot is secure. (Ps. 16:5, 73:25-26; Lam. 3:24)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us... and we saw His glory. (John 1:1, 14)
"The poor, afflicted, and needy are seeking water, but there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, as the God of Israel I will not forsake them. I will open rivers on the bare heights and springs in the midst of valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land fountains of water." (Isaiah 41:17-18)
“But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (John 4:14)
ever. only. all. for Thee.
1 comment:
Dear Africa, I gave you my daughter, because she was not mine to keep. I love her more than you, but less than Jesus. Her life and mine and yours are HIS. He is wise. He brings her home to me for awhile, a short while - then sends her away somewhere else. HIS PLAN, plans are all wisdom, knowledge and grace; the grace to say goodbye - for you, for me and for my daughter. Because we serve a Risen King who had to say goodbye to HIS FATHER, His followers, His family here - in order to come home and make a home for us. Goodbyes are not forever for us, because we love HIM and serve HIM and must follow HIM wherever He leads. Be sad, but with JOY. Say "goodbye", because it is someone elses "hello" for more ways than we know. Love to you all from Bethany's MOM!!!
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