Decidida a Stand

I stand determined to not waiver
No matter how tempting this world may be
A short skirt would not give me the recognition that I seek
As I only want to hear my Lord speak
To tell me one day “Well done good and faithful servant”
I’ll wait

I have no desire to be a part of the dark
For when the light exposes what is there the familiar feeling of shame will remain
What is it that now defines a woman?
To be modest is wrong; to be selfless and serve Christ is unheard of
What is supposed to define me?

Should I count the dates I’ve had or number of men I’ve met
When did being a women of virtue equal how many guys you talk to
Pray, study, serve wait on the one
God give us strength to let you write the love story of our lives
Let our minds not become blurry with the expectations of another
The other that we haven’t even met
This could lead to disappointment because you can’t see the forest from the trees
Don’t be in such a hurry
Don’t turn back to what you knew
Lean on what is unseen

I don’t know how it is for my brothers
But for a sister I can confess being single now can be conflicted and lead to distress
So I ask what is it that now defines a woman
Is it the car I drive, the maker of my purse?
Do I have to swivel when I walk and still recite a Bible verse
Should I be concerned with spreading the Gospel and looking cute at the same time?
What defines a woman?
There are so many books, self-help guides and movies to show us the way
I’ll rely on a bundle of 66 books that my Father made for me
What defines a woman?
It is knowing the thing that is above all things, even when some things seem right
It is living out 2 Peter 2:9, while singing Deborah’s’ Judges 5,
upholding 1 Thessalonians 4:4-6
What defines a woman are all things through Christ

Boaz Found

What should I call these never ceasing thoughts- after their gone a smile is left with me
The desire I have to live life fresh and anew is becoming a dream realized
The adventures I had in my sleep were full of life but daylight brought the sting of reality
This was the cycle of my life until you came along, it was He & I and now we are three
Not walking or jogging but running in my journey of faith is what I was accustomed to
Things are now moving fast, quickly proceeding to new heights & I want to flee
Now stopping, thinking and wondering is what I seem to do – is this wrong?
You are Job 29 how can this be, the feeling of fleeing is gone. I want to run
This is no song of love and how it fits into Christianity- the Father shows me the truth
Slowing down long enough to hear the words you are saying would be a welcome change
But, what if things go back to just being two (persons) one day
How I wish there were 67 books, one dedicated in plain language to answer this
He knows my heart-the complexity it contains- above all things I know He reigns
I’m thankful for unanswered prayers and random thoughts that bring a smile

Who Knows

Who knows what the future holds
My Father does
Oh how he know me...knows what to reveal at the right times
What to keep hidden from me

Who knows what the future holds
I am thankful that my Father does
that He is in control of my life and not me

Family day @ the beach

I enjoyed a wonderful day yesterday with family and friends as we celebrated my nephews 14th birthday. Yikes! It seems like only yesterday I was buying diapers and showing him how say Auntie Dawn. Now, he is a young man about the face the world on his own in a few years.

We spent the day at Bolsa Chica State Beach and it was amazing. The waves were big, the sea was blue ( as blue as you can get in Los Angeles) but I felt so small and realized how BIG GOD is. There are very few places that I can go to where the million and 1/2 thoughts in my mind are not consuming my every thought. But at the beach I don't have any concerns, no fears, no doubts or worries. I can't help but to think about the early Church in the book of Acts and how they endured the outdoors far more than I do. Here we were trying to escape the heat but the discples traveled in the Middle East which is hot year round.

Again, how small are my thoughts and concerns of just me and not of how I can be serving God. I am so thankful for the lessons that I learn about loving Christ with my entire being. About, forgetting about myself and remembering the sacrifice that he made for me. Loving God completely, in the heat and at the beach.

Counsel

I hear the forth coming whispers of an old friend
fast approaching ready to share His ancient wisdom
this conversation, I know, will resonate with my mind and will talk to my heart
these words that once I never wanted to know
now I long to hear sitting attentively to listen to the lovely words of truth
never demoralizing but standing firm in love
knowing exactly what I need to hear
oh how this is needed
now of all times darkness tries to prevail but the light of Thee is shining brightly on the world
I see now what I did not understand before
a tree, alone, in the forest falls we don't know but He hears the sound
unlike that cedar who doesn't get picked up
I have been lifted from the ground, dusted off and turned around
back on the path He has set for me
a daughter feeling the loving embrace of her Father
wanting to fulfill my destiny
not for self but for His glory
longing to see the outcome of my life's story
-LT

In Awe

I am so in awe at the gloriest work of the Lord, his love for me never seems to end and I am thankful for that. There is so much I want to share from how I view things, thus the birth of my blog spot..Yeah! Finally!