Rain
Ahhhhh . . . . rain. It's so relaxing to listen to the pitter patter of a steady rain and smell the sweet aroma that arises from the dry, scorched, thirsty ground as the hard dirt begins to soften from the moisture. The brittle, parched grass seems to "green up" right before my eyes. The plants in the flower beds slowly begin to lift their weary heads as the raindrops fall. As the rain is washing the plants clean, their leaves begin to start reaching upwards as if rejoicing and welcoming the much-needed rain with open arms, drinking in its life-giving water.
Have you ever been in a spiritual drought? I have . . . and I will never allow myself to experience that again - ever! There were several "issues" that contributed to my spiritual drought. Ultimately, I allowed my disappointments and heartaches to pull me away from my relationship with God. God didn't push me away, He didn't turn His back to me, and He certainly didn't "unsave" me. I pulled away from Him simply because I was overwhelmed with life. It seemed everything bombarded me at once during that time - family tragedy, church bickering, financial problems, health problems, etc. It seemed I'd get over one hurdle and another one was waiting. I was tired. I was angry. I was hurt. I became so tired, angry, and hurt that I no longer had the energy or the desire to talk to God. I merely woke up every morning and trudged through the motions of living my life. I continued attending church regularly, three times a week, like a "good Christian" should. (Only in body, not in spirit.) I wore that "everything is hunky dory" mask for months and months; but, in reality, my life was extremely off-balance. I was so out-of-sync with my Lord. If anyone could've peeled off my mask during that time, they would have revealed a very sad and downcast face, tears streaming. (Imagine the comedy/tragedy theater masks: That was me.) That was the condition of my heart. The outside portrayed a person who had it "all together", a person who knew how to deal with the hard knocks of life like a pro. Eventually, however, I could no longer hide my inward pain and my disconnect from God. Bitterness and pessimism began to outwardly make its appearance on my countenance, in my remarks, and in my attitudes. I had allowed personal issues and circumstances to overshadow my faith in the One who had only a few years previously snatched me from the tight grip of Satan and had showered me with Blessings of New Life. (Oh, how quickly we tend to forget.)
I remember vividly the day I ran back to God. He met me with open arms. It was almost like accepting Him for the first time. I lifted my head and felt spiritual raindrops from my Master and Creator begin to fall onto my face and soak into my heart. I raised my arms and began to praise God for the Life-Giving Flow that surged through my soul.
In the depths of my soul, I had been parched and thirsty like the moisture-deprived foliage during a long drought. I was quickly becoming hardened like the dry ground. Now my thirst was quenched and I was satisfied. His Touch was all I would ever need again, a huge lesson learned while in that spiritual desert. He's all I need. My heart, my attitude, my outlook had all been softened by the Master's Touch and the Rain from Heaven. No matter what life throws my way, I will continue to drink from that Bloodstained Fountain and bathe in the River of Life until the Giver of Life takes me home.
Susan Trafford Martin
October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Change Of Heart
I have recently learned a very interesting fact: The instant a baby is born, his heart works completely differently than before birth. Of course, I knew that a baby breathes differently at birth than he did while in his mother's womb: He gets his oxygen from the umbilical cord while in the womb and once the umbilical cord is severed, he takes his first breaths of air. However, I'd never actually considered that the heart actually changes at the moment of birth. When I began to research this, all kinds of similarities jumped out at me - similarities between the first birth and the Second Birth of humans. There are also many interesting comparisons to be made between a baby in the womb/a baby outside the womb and a newborn babe in Christ before and after taking the first breath of New Life.
Oh my, where to start . . . . the study of these facts about newborn babies literally take my breath away! Without going into all the technical medical facts, suffice it to say that I doubt that the similarities in the first birth and the Second Birth are a mere coincidence. This blog is my very feeble attempt at describing what I found to be both mind-blowing and very touching information about this subject.
The most exciting thing that stands out in my study of a newborn's reaction to the outside world, as mentioned at the beginning of this blog, is the fact that his heart changes drastically at the instant of birth. The blood flow in his tiny heart actually changes directions! Once the umbilical cord is cut, the baby no longer relies on his mother for oxygen - He takes his first gasp and breathes in his first breath of real air! There are so many things that happen to the baby's little body, especially in his heart and lungs, in his first few seconds of life outside of the womb. No longer is he dependent on the umbilical cord for oxygen and nutrients and life itself. He can no longer just float around in amniotic fluid, never getting hungry or thirsty and having to do absolutely nothing to maintain a healthy life. Once that umbilical cord is severed, what does he have to do right off the bat? He has to cry and drink in those first breaths of life outside of the womb. Also, he has to cry and let everyone know that he's hungry or he's wet or he has a tummy ache, etc. He has to put forth some effort now that he hadn't had to do before his mom went into labor. He actually has to work to ensure that he's fed on a regular basis and his needs are met, both physically and emotionally.
Another important fact regarding childbirth is that we all realize that a woman who is in labor and delivers a baby goes through a great deal of agonizing pain, some more than others depending on the circumstances. What a lot of people don't know is that childbirth is every bit as traumatic on the baby as it is on the mom, some more than others, again depending on the circumstances. I'm sure we've all seen a newborn baby whose head is misshapen immediately after birth. This is very common because the 7- or 8- or 9-pound baby had to travel down the birth canal before making his exit. It's also not uncommon for a newborn baby who has been delivered vaginally to have scratches or scrapes on his body from the use of forceps or other devices used to aid in bringing him into the world. There have even been babies born with broken clavicles from trauma during birth. Also, while in the womb, a baby's lungs are filled with a fluid that helps them mature. During labor, the fluid dries up and the baby has to start working to expand it's tiny lungs so he can breathe once he's born. Medical experts liken the process of a baby being gradually pushed through the birth canal to a feeling of being tightly squeezed similar to how your arm feels while your blood pressure is being taken. Can you imagine your entire body being squeezed like that? A baby in the process of being born usually twists and turns during labor to find the easiest way to squeeze through. As you can see, the birthing process is not only exhausting and very uncomfortable for the mother but for the baby as well.
Now let's turn the page and consider what happens when a person is born again. I'll begin, as I did with the baby's reaction to the outside world, with the newly-saved believer's reaction to his New Life. Just as a newborn baby literally has a "change of heart" at the moment of birth, so does a born-again Christian have a Change of Heart. A newborn's heart is changed physically, wherein a person who has just experienced the New Birth has a Change of Heart spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. The newborn baby's heart changes directions physically at birth and the newborn believer's heart changes directions spiritually at the moment of his Second Birth! The second a new believer relinquishes dependence on the world and all it has to offer, he becomes dependent on Jesus Christ for his spiritual and emotional needs - he becomes dependent on the Savior for life itself! He no longer has to depend on his past vices and addictions and passions and "stuff" for contentment and joy. Just as a newborn has to put forth some effort to cry and let his mother know he needs her, whether it be for food or cuddling, a believer in Christ has to work daily to ensure a close relationship to his Savior. We can't be uninvolved in our spiritual health, just sitting back and expecting to stay healthy without putting forth some effort on a daily basis, feeding on His Word and drinking from the River of Life, and crying out to God for His protection and safekeeping. God will not force-feed us. We have to let Him know we want to be fed. He will never disown us, but He also will never force His blessings and comfort on us.
Now to address the trauma that a person goes through before the moment of salvation. Even if a person is saved at a young age, he still has to first feel the sadness and discontentment and shame of conviction and realize that he is a sinner who needs a Savior. That's the point at which a person has reached the age of accountability, when he realizes he is lost and he needs God's forgiveness for his sins. Conviction is a terrible thing to experience. All of us have felt it at some point in our lives or will at some point in the future. Those of us who are saved still experience conviction when we sin. Most of us want to drown that feeling by pushing it to the back of our minds and hearts. We try to replace those overwhelming waves of conviction with something else so we don't have to face up to our shortcomings. That's the natural human reaction to feelings of conviction. We do whatever we have to do to avoid that awful feeling. We don't want to admit we've messed up and we certainly don't want to admit to anyone else that we're depraved sinners, not even to God Himself who knows us better than we know ourselves.
I'm going to address this part of the blog to my personal experience in regards to the trauma felt before I breathed that first breath of New Life. Much like a growing baby in the womb, I'd been spending day after day just floating around and not worrying about my life. I didn't have to waste a second of time worrying about where my next meal was coming from or if I was going to have enough oxygen to survive, etc. I was doing pretty much what I wanted to do. As I began to grow and got older however, I began to feel the pressure of labor on my body - the strong conviction of the Holy Spirit's labor. I'd felt the pressure of labor many times before, but I stubbornly pushed back and refused what was being offered. One day, I felt the pangs so intensely - I was fighting so hard to stay in my usual place, the place I was familiar with and the life I was used to. I was scared, very scared. My heart was racing and I thought it would come out through my chest. I could hear my heart pounding in my head. My body felt compressed and I couldn't breathe. It was at that moment, when I actually couldn't get in a deep breath . . . . I stopped fighting. I relinquished my life and my soul to my Creator. And let me tell you about that first Breath of Life!!!! I'd never felt so clean and so rejuvenated! It was exhilarating! It was at that moment I truly began to live, outside of the "womb" that was keeping me confined in sin. I was no longer drowning in loneliness and sadness or being choked by the pressure of my failures and sins. I was free from dependence on the world and captured by the joy of dependence on my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I admit I still carry some physical scars and old wounds from the trauma of my past life and the long labor I had to endure because of my selfish defiance and stubbornness, but I am a new person. I still sometimes feel like I'm a new baby in Christ because I still mess up and I still have so much to learn, but I have a strong desire to grow and eventually become a mature Christian - the person my God wants me to be.
God changed my heart physically the moment I was born in 1959, but I thank Him for the most important Change of Heart that evening in 1979. I pray that those reading this who don't know what that Change of Heart is like won't be as stubborn and defiant as I was all those years. I thank God every day that He was so patient with me and continued to send the Holy Spirit to convict me until I was so miserable I had nowhere else to turn. Thank God for his convicting power! I know He would not have forced salvation on me. We are, after all, free spirits and not puppets on strings. He gives us a choice, accept Him or deny Him. I have no doubt that would've been my last chance that evening in 1979 to accept Him. He'd given me so many chances before that and I continued time after time to turn my back and refuse to listen to Him. Thank God I had so many awful things to endure that finally convinced me that I was going to die without Him. Sometimes babies in the womb are stubborn too. They refuse to be born and doctors have no choice but to use forceps to deliver a baby via cesarean section. However, God won't do that. He doesn't force anything on us. He's given us the gift of a free will. It's up to us. We can choose to stay in the birth canal because we're just too stubborn and self sufficient and end up being crushed to death by the pressures of sin. Please choose the Breath of Life . . . . and have a real Change of Heart.
Susan Trafford Martin
October 22, 2010
Oh my, where to start . . . . the study of these facts about newborn babies literally take my breath away! Without going into all the technical medical facts, suffice it to say that I doubt that the similarities in the first birth and the Second Birth are a mere coincidence. This blog is my very feeble attempt at describing what I found to be both mind-blowing and very touching information about this subject.
The most exciting thing that stands out in my study of a newborn's reaction to the outside world, as mentioned at the beginning of this blog, is the fact that his heart changes drastically at the instant of birth. The blood flow in his tiny heart actually changes directions! Once the umbilical cord is cut, the baby no longer relies on his mother for oxygen - He takes his first gasp and breathes in his first breath of real air! There are so many things that happen to the baby's little body, especially in his heart and lungs, in his first few seconds of life outside of the womb. No longer is he dependent on the umbilical cord for oxygen and nutrients and life itself. He can no longer just float around in amniotic fluid, never getting hungry or thirsty and having to do absolutely nothing to maintain a healthy life. Once that umbilical cord is severed, what does he have to do right off the bat? He has to cry and drink in those first breaths of life outside of the womb. Also, he has to cry and let everyone know that he's hungry or he's wet or he has a tummy ache, etc. He has to put forth some effort now that he hadn't had to do before his mom went into labor. He actually has to work to ensure that he's fed on a regular basis and his needs are met, both physically and emotionally.
Another important fact regarding childbirth is that we all realize that a woman who is in labor and delivers a baby goes through a great deal of agonizing pain, some more than others depending on the circumstances. What a lot of people don't know is that childbirth is every bit as traumatic on the baby as it is on the mom, some more than others, again depending on the circumstances. I'm sure we've all seen a newborn baby whose head is misshapen immediately after birth. This is very common because the 7- or 8- or 9-pound baby had to travel down the birth canal before making his exit. It's also not uncommon for a newborn baby who has been delivered vaginally to have scratches or scrapes on his body from the use of forceps or other devices used to aid in bringing him into the world. There have even been babies born with broken clavicles from trauma during birth. Also, while in the womb, a baby's lungs are filled with a fluid that helps them mature. During labor, the fluid dries up and the baby has to start working to expand it's tiny lungs so he can breathe once he's born. Medical experts liken the process of a baby being gradually pushed through the birth canal to a feeling of being tightly squeezed similar to how your arm feels while your blood pressure is being taken. Can you imagine your entire body being squeezed like that? A baby in the process of being born usually twists and turns during labor to find the easiest way to squeeze through. As you can see, the birthing process is not only exhausting and very uncomfortable for the mother but for the baby as well.
Now let's turn the page and consider what happens when a person is born again. I'll begin, as I did with the baby's reaction to the outside world, with the newly-saved believer's reaction to his New Life. Just as a newborn baby literally has a "change of heart" at the moment of birth, so does a born-again Christian have a Change of Heart. A newborn's heart is changed physically, wherein a person who has just experienced the New Birth has a Change of Heart spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. The newborn baby's heart changes directions physically at birth and the newborn believer's heart changes directions spiritually at the moment of his Second Birth! The second a new believer relinquishes dependence on the world and all it has to offer, he becomes dependent on Jesus Christ for his spiritual and emotional needs - he becomes dependent on the Savior for life itself! He no longer has to depend on his past vices and addictions and passions and "stuff" for contentment and joy. Just as a newborn has to put forth some effort to cry and let his mother know he needs her, whether it be for food or cuddling, a believer in Christ has to work daily to ensure a close relationship to his Savior. We can't be uninvolved in our spiritual health, just sitting back and expecting to stay healthy without putting forth some effort on a daily basis, feeding on His Word and drinking from the River of Life, and crying out to God for His protection and safekeeping. God will not force-feed us. We have to let Him know we want to be fed. He will never disown us, but He also will never force His blessings and comfort on us.
Now to address the trauma that a person goes through before the moment of salvation. Even if a person is saved at a young age, he still has to first feel the sadness and discontentment and shame of conviction and realize that he is a sinner who needs a Savior. That's the point at which a person has reached the age of accountability, when he realizes he is lost and he needs God's forgiveness for his sins. Conviction is a terrible thing to experience. All of us have felt it at some point in our lives or will at some point in the future. Those of us who are saved still experience conviction when we sin. Most of us want to drown that feeling by pushing it to the back of our minds and hearts. We try to replace those overwhelming waves of conviction with something else so we don't have to face up to our shortcomings. That's the natural human reaction to feelings of conviction. We do whatever we have to do to avoid that awful feeling. We don't want to admit we've messed up and we certainly don't want to admit to anyone else that we're depraved sinners, not even to God Himself who knows us better than we know ourselves.
I'm going to address this part of the blog to my personal experience in regards to the trauma felt before I breathed that first breath of New Life. Much like a growing baby in the womb, I'd been spending day after day just floating around and not worrying about my life. I didn't have to waste a second of time worrying about where my next meal was coming from or if I was going to have enough oxygen to survive, etc. I was doing pretty much what I wanted to do. As I began to grow and got older however, I began to feel the pressure of labor on my body - the strong conviction of the Holy Spirit's labor. I'd felt the pressure of labor many times before, but I stubbornly pushed back and refused what was being offered. One day, I felt the pangs so intensely - I was fighting so hard to stay in my usual place, the place I was familiar with and the life I was used to. I was scared, very scared. My heart was racing and I thought it would come out through my chest. I could hear my heart pounding in my head. My body felt compressed and I couldn't breathe. It was at that moment, when I actually couldn't get in a deep breath . . . . I stopped fighting. I relinquished my life and my soul to my Creator. And let me tell you about that first Breath of Life!!!! I'd never felt so clean and so rejuvenated! It was exhilarating! It was at that moment I truly began to live, outside of the "womb" that was keeping me confined in sin. I was no longer drowning in loneliness and sadness or being choked by the pressure of my failures and sins. I was free from dependence on the world and captured by the joy of dependence on my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I admit I still carry some physical scars and old wounds from the trauma of my past life and the long labor I had to endure because of my selfish defiance and stubbornness, but I am a new person. I still sometimes feel like I'm a new baby in Christ because I still mess up and I still have so much to learn, but I have a strong desire to grow and eventually become a mature Christian - the person my God wants me to be.
God changed my heart physically the moment I was born in 1959, but I thank Him for the most important Change of Heart that evening in 1979. I pray that those reading this who don't know what that Change of Heart is like won't be as stubborn and defiant as I was all those years. I thank God every day that He was so patient with me and continued to send the Holy Spirit to convict me until I was so miserable I had nowhere else to turn. Thank God for his convicting power! I know He would not have forced salvation on me. We are, after all, free spirits and not puppets on strings. He gives us a choice, accept Him or deny Him. I have no doubt that would've been my last chance that evening in 1979 to accept Him. He'd given me so many chances before that and I continued time after time to turn my back and refuse to listen to Him. Thank God I had so many awful things to endure that finally convinced me that I was going to die without Him. Sometimes babies in the womb are stubborn too. They refuse to be born and doctors have no choice but to use forceps to deliver a baby via cesarean section. However, God won't do that. He doesn't force anything on us. He's given us the gift of a free will. It's up to us. We can choose to stay in the birth canal because we're just too stubborn and self sufficient and end up being crushed to death by the pressures of sin. Please choose the Breath of Life . . . . and have a real Change of Heart.
Susan Trafford Martin
October 22, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
What I Know . . . .
What I know
I'm not a scholar. I never even completed college. There are a lot of things I don't know. However, I do know the most important things that anybody could ever know.
I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God is real. I know He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die a brutal death to cover my sins. I know Jesus saved me from everlasting punishment for those sins and He is with me every second of every day.
I know my life would be vastly different had I not accepted Jesus as my Savior. I know without Him I would not have the promise of a home in Heaven. I know because of what He did for me, I'll see Him face to face and He'll give me a big hug some day. I know I'll see my mother again, as well as all of the other friends and family members who have died knowing Christ as their Savior.
I know Jesus gives me peace that surpasses anything that anyone else can provide. I know what it really means to be free. I know what it means to have total peace in my soul, even in times of heartache and trouble. I know when others let me down or turn their backs on me, He never will.
I know I did nothing to deserve His Amazing Grace: He gave it to me as a gift because He loves me so much. I know I could never repay Him for that gift that caused him pain and agony, but I know I'll serve Him in this life and in eternity because of that gift.
I know I've never regretted turning to Jesus and I know I never will. I know it's not always convenient or politically correct to be a Christian and outwardly proclaim my devotion to Him, but I know He's worth any criticism and snickering that is directed toward me. I know any ridicule and persecution I have suffered in the past or will suffer in the future doesn't come close to what He endured for me.
I know I've let Him down in the past. I know I will no doubt fail Him in the future, but I know I'll feel deeply burdened when I do and His Still Small Voice will guide me back to Him. I know He'll never throw me away and I'll always be in His Hand.
I know I never had lasting peace and contentment before I bowed before Him for mercy and relinquished my life to Him. I know He's the Only Way to Heaven, and I know I'm going there when I die because I trusted Him as my Savior so many years ago.
I know there are so many who are searching for peace and satisfaction in everything imaginable in this life, but to no avail. I know there are so many who deep in their souls are longing for peace and joy. I know how it feels to be alone in the dark of night and feel so sad, so lonely, and so helpless. I know that I want everyone who reads this to know the same Peace and Joy I know.
I know that by simply calling out His Name . . . . Jesus. . . . there is a stirring in the heart. I know anyone who even whispers His Sweet Name . . . . Jesus . . . . feels it. I know if you know Him as your Savior, the name of Jesus fills your soul with awe and overwhelming joy. I know if you don't know Him personally, you will feel conviction by the mere mention of His Name. I know if you simply ask Him, He'll forgive you for anything you've ever done and will fill your heart with indescribable joy and peace. I know that if you do that, you're assured a home in Heaven too and your life will never be the same.
I know you'll never regret trusting Jesus. I know Jesus loves you and He desires more than anything that you'll come to Him for peace and comfort like you've never known. I know He loves you and He wants a personal relationship with you. I know none of us are promised another day or even another breath. I know you should call out His Name now and should not put it off. I know tomorrow will be too late for so many.
I'm not a scholar. I never even completed college. There are a lot of things I don't know. However, I do know the most important things that anybody could ever know.
I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God is real. I know He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die a brutal death to cover my sins. I know Jesus saved me from everlasting punishment for those sins and He is with me every second of every day.
I know my life would be vastly different had I not accepted Jesus as my Savior. I know without Him I would not have the promise of a home in Heaven. I know because of what He did for me, I'll see Him face to face and He'll give me a big hug some day. I know I'll see my mother again, as well as all of the other friends and family members who have died knowing Christ as their Savior.
I know Jesus gives me peace that surpasses anything that anyone else can provide. I know what it really means to be free. I know what it means to have total peace in my soul, even in times of heartache and trouble. I know when others let me down or turn their backs on me, He never will.
I know I did nothing to deserve His Amazing Grace: He gave it to me as a gift because He loves me so much. I know I could never repay Him for that gift that caused him pain and agony, but I know I'll serve Him in this life and in eternity because of that gift.
I know I've never regretted turning to Jesus and I know I never will. I know it's not always convenient or politically correct to be a Christian and outwardly proclaim my devotion to Him, but I know He's worth any criticism and snickering that is directed toward me. I know any ridicule and persecution I have suffered in the past or will suffer in the future doesn't come close to what He endured for me.
I know I've let Him down in the past. I know I will no doubt fail Him in the future, but I know I'll feel deeply burdened when I do and His Still Small Voice will guide me back to Him. I know He'll never throw me away and I'll always be in His Hand.
I know I never had lasting peace and contentment before I bowed before Him for mercy and relinquished my life to Him. I know He's the Only Way to Heaven, and I know I'm going there when I die because I trusted Him as my Savior so many years ago.
I know there are so many who are searching for peace and satisfaction in everything imaginable in this life, but to no avail. I know there are so many who deep in their souls are longing for peace and joy. I know how it feels to be alone in the dark of night and feel so sad, so lonely, and so helpless. I know that I want everyone who reads this to know the same Peace and Joy I know.
I know that by simply calling out His Name . . . . Jesus. . . . there is a stirring in the heart. I know anyone who even whispers His Sweet Name . . . . Jesus . . . . feels it. I know if you know Him as your Savior, the name of Jesus fills your soul with awe and overwhelming joy. I know if you don't know Him personally, you will feel conviction by the mere mention of His Name. I know if you simply ask Him, He'll forgive you for anything you've ever done and will fill your heart with indescribable joy and peace. I know that if you do that, you're assured a home in Heaven too and your life will never be the same.
I know you'll never regret trusting Jesus. I know Jesus loves you and He desires more than anything that you'll come to Him for peace and comfort like you've never known. I know He loves you and He wants a personal relationship with you. I know none of us are promised another day or even another breath. I know you should call out His Name now and should not put it off. I know tomorrow will be too late for so many.
If / Because
If / Because . . . .
If I had to be good
And earn His saving grace
I would still be so lost
Could never see His face.
If had to clean up
To bow before His throne
I would be so hopeless
And forever be alone.
If Jesus hadn't died
If He hadn't loved me so
Where would I be today?
So glad I'll never know!
Because He does love me
Enough to take my cross
I care and want to help
When others suffer loss.
If receiving His Love
Meant being perfect first
None of us would have It
All of us would be cursed.
Because He wants to carry
All of your burdens too
Be still, say His Name, listen
You'll hear Him calling you!
If you humble yourself
And on Him place your sin
You will not regret it
Because life will just begin!
You too can come to Christ
Just as you are right now
Lay your sins before Him
And humbly to Him bow.
Susan Trafford Martin
October 2010
If I had to be good
And earn His saving grace
I would still be so lost
Could never see His face.
If had to clean up
To bow before His throne
I would be so hopeless
And forever be alone.
If Jesus hadn't died
If He hadn't loved me so
Where would I be today?
So glad I'll never know!
Because He does love me
Enough to take my cross
I care and want to help
When others suffer loss.
If receiving His Love
Meant being perfect first
None of us would have It
All of us would be cursed.
Because He wants to carry
All of your burdens too
Be still, say His Name, listen
You'll hear Him calling you!
If you humble yourself
And on Him place your sin
You will not regret it
Because life will just begin!
You too can come to Christ
Just as you are right now
Lay your sins before Him
And humbly to Him bow.
Susan Trafford Martin
October 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
For Mama
Today is your birthday
I miss you so much
Your sweet smile and giggle
Your warm, tender touch
I know you're with Jesus
- The Best Gift ever -
Every day is joyous
Loved ones all together
How I long to see you
And I will some day
When Jesus calls my name
Until then, I'll pray . . .
"Lord, help me through the day
With your warm embrace
Give me strength and hope
Comfort me with your grace . . .
When you call my name, Lord
And it's my time to go
One more thing I ask You
Jesus, I love you so . . .
I know You will guide me
Into that peaceful land
Lord, please allow Mama
To hold my other hand"
Susan Trafford Martin
August 29, 2007
I miss you so much
Your sweet smile and giggle
Your warm, tender touch
I know you're with Jesus
- The Best Gift ever -
Every day is joyous
Loved ones all together
How I long to see you
And I will some day
When Jesus calls my name
Until then, I'll pray . . .
"Lord, help me through the day
With your warm embrace
Give me strength and hope
Comfort me with your grace . . .
When you call my name, Lord
And it's my time to go
One more thing I ask You
Jesus, I love you so . . .
I know You will guide me
Into that peaceful land
Lord, please allow Mama
To hold my other hand"
Susan Trafford Martin
August 29, 2007
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