Thoughts for Life: Only Him

James Cagle shares with us:

If Jesus should called me to valleys dark

Where there was not a ray of light

Would I descend the mountain height

And walk in the pain and sorrow of night?

Would I leave my flower strewn path

To travel the Calvary way?

Forsake my friends and family

With Jesus Christ as my only stay?

How far, to please Him, would I go,

And fulfill His ev’ry desire?

Would I surrender to Him my all

And do whatever He requires?

Would I leave and never stop to think

What other men might say?

Knowing that He who called me out,

Will walk with me in life’s way?

Would I demand before I would leave

To know just where and how?

Or will I answer Love’s pulling tide

And go to Him right now?

Oh wavering soul, oh faithless heart,

Oh, why not have this thought? -

Why should I be as the changing wind,

But never as I ought?

To linger behind and pine away,

And never go with Him;

Beyond my sight, beyond what I feel,

And there know only Him.

Only Him by James H. Cagle

Let’s pray:

Father, I sure need help to obey Your call
on my life.

May my will become softened to what You
speak for me to do.

I know it may be a hard thing You ask,
but I trust I'll keep in mind that You'll be with me, and enable me to accomplish it.

Help me press beyond what I feel and remember to know only You! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Today’s Bible verse: Ps. 64:10 NIV "Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!"

Today’s quotes: Sper – “My life is a painting created by God,

And as such I’ve nothing to boast;

Reflecting the image of Christ to the world

Is what I desire the most.”

Philip Yancey - "For people who feel trapped in pain or in a broken home, in economic misery or in fear—for all of us—heaven promises a timeless future of health and wholeness and pleasure and peace."

Some thoughts today: We can compliment each other if we don't try to change each other.

- Love is your secret weapon, your edge is the power of love.

- God's ultimate love gift was Jesus. His offering of salvation through Christ is for everyone, which means you, too!

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I was so pleased with myself! Then it died – not immediately, but slowly."

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