Wisdom, Lord please give me Wisdom.
I am indecisive so much because I swim in foolery. I submerge myself in running waters which are neither still, nor clean.
Sight, Lord please grant me sight.
I have been blind so long that I pretend to see things because I have depended on my other senses and those have de-sensetized my dependence on you.
Faith, Lord give me faith.
Who am I without it? What's my name without it? Where am I going without it? Where do I come from without it? What do I offer to 'him' without it? How do I love without it?
Comfort, Lord please give me comfort.
I now live with doubt. I converse with fear. I now sit and dine with hate. I even found myself sharing a joke with folly? *A shed a tear as I speak* and that tear of joy I shed with folly a moment ago has turned into agony. Cause like you said Lord, she left me on the side of the road when tough times came.
Change, Lord please grant me change.
But I refuse to move anymore if you are not the wind of change. In my own ability I had placed my confidence. Now that I learn that mine can only go so far, do I realise I only jumped a notch lower.
Peace, Lord I beg for peace.
Its not fun being torn in two anymore. I thought my jungle-gym was filled with a lot of cronies. Only to see shadows of my self jumping from place to place. I really thought I was hearing good company laughing with me, but it was the enemy in me laughing at me.
I always would tell my friends, "You can never put a price tag on your Peace of mind" Lord, now I am ready to hear what you have to say.
It's so easy to focus on what we lack! After all, there are many commercials and advertisements that insist that we need more, and they certainly know just what we need, don't they? And our neighbors keep on getting new things, things that we'd love to have ourselves. And people keep inventing new gadgets that we simply cannot do without--and until we get them, it's very easy to keep focused on how much we want them.
ReplyDeleteBut there are many things that I have that I take for granted, too. If I didn't have a car, I most certainly would be longing to have one. And without a computer, I'd spend a lot of time focusing on all the cool things that I could do if I just had a computer! Even simple things such as our coffee maker and toaster add something very positive to my life, and I would sorely miss them if they were gone.
This kind of exercise can help us to build appreciation for all that we have--and when we appreciate those things, we see their value in our lives. When we see their value, we tend to feel that we need fewer things in addition to what we have already.
Our perspective helps to paint our days--it helps us to see our world through a positive filter or through a negative one. And how we see the world is our choice, depending on where we place our attention and how we see what we're attending to. There are many beautiful things and people in my life--but do I recognize them for what they are and appreciate their presence?
"Our perspective helps to paint our days--it helps us to see our world through a positive filter or through a negative one. "
ReplyDeleteThat is so true Phumlani, we need contentment