I
see it
I
feel it
out
on the horizon
of
my heart
I want to will it away
I want to make it go away
mind over matter ~
isn't that what they say?
like a shadow on the horizon
a cloud far in the distance
the heart knows the storm is coming
the heart debates ~
try to push the storm back
or
run away
this heart knows ~
the first is impossible
the second does not work
better to sit quietly and wait
wait not in despair
wait not to be consumed
no ~ wait in HOPE
for HE is hope defined
"the Lord is my light and my salvation
whom shall I fear?
the Lord is the stronghold of my life
of whom shall I be afraid?
when evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh
when my enemies and my foes attack me
they will stumble and fall
though an army besiege me
my heart will not fear
though war break out against me
even then will I be confident
one thing I ask of the Lord
this is what I seek
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to seek Him in His temple
for in the day of trouble
He will keep me safe in His dwelling
He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock..."
depression can be the enemy of the heart
no one physically attacking from the outside
no ~ this battle is much more subtle
although outward circumstances impact
in reality the battle lies within
this makes it no less real
the dark night of the soul IS real
it does not mean the heart lacks faith
no ~ many times the opposite is true
as the heart clings
as the heart listens
the darker the night
the more real
His loving presence
the more intense the storm
the stronger
the roots of the heart will grow in Him
storms will inevitably come in this life
yet I know beyond a shadow of a doubt
just as my dad did
"....that neither death nor life
neither angels nor demons
neither the present nor the future
nor any powers
neither height nor depth
nor anything else in all creation
will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord"
Your faith is amazing and it wakes up
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Thank you ~ although my faith many times is weak I try to return to His promises...where hope lies.
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