Thoughts for Life: My Lord Prepared a Way for Me

My Lord prepared a way for me
Where others had not been
A strange and lonely path at times
Within this world of sin

A path that often caught the eye

Of others that I knew

Who quickly chose to place contempt

On things they saw me do

For often though I tried to be

Like others I could see

In hope that they would also be

A friend to one like me

It seemed like something else would change

The path my feet were on

And suddenly the ones I thought

Were friends left me alone

And there I was again

With only God as my dear Friend

To Whom I'd speak and share my thoughts

On Whom I could depend

And trust that by His grace alone

My life would have a plan

Though sorely pressed by others

To adopt the ways of man

And He would promise that someday

His will would be made known

And in the end I'd choose no other

Way than He had shown

For everything along my path

Was tempered to impress

Upon my soul God's character

In how I live and dress

To catch the eye of others

Who had not been taught by Him

And who because of things they'd done

Were not like other men

Who had no care to follow

In the paths that others knew

Or think or speak or live their lives

The way that others do

But had in their experience

Uniquely touched the world

But needed yet to meet the Lord

And have His love unfurled

Just like a mighty banner

That is lifted to the sky

The way the cross was lifted

When the world's Redeemer died

And when at last His time was past

To rest within the tomb

He rose to proclaim victory

And seal the devil's doom.

So if you find at times the Lord

Has made your path unique

And others seem to cast contempt

On what you do and speak

Remember God has promised you

If you will trust His plan

And daily through obedience

Hold tightly to His hand

To use you in a special way

To reach the ones like you

Whom have not followed in the path

Like others seemed to do

But whom the Lord has chosen

To fulfill a special place

In doing God's redemptive work

To save the human race

Matthew 3:1-6

Lee Forbes

November 27/16

Let's pray-

Father, we've known some hard times in our walk in following You, but You've always been there to hold us up with Your Presence, and giving us Your Word, which has been our stay.

As we learn to fully trust Your guidance in our daily lives, may we seek to be a blessing to others, to help them come to know you, too.

Your individual plans for each of us to further Your Kingdom are good ones, and will bring blessings to us and honor to You.

We will witness Your involvement in bringing the amazing happenings in answers to our obedience.

It's in the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Today’s Bible verse-

(2 Sam. 22:2) "And he said, the LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer."

Today’s quote-

"Prayer makes it possible for God to do what He ants to do. He cannot operate without it. Remember, all true prayer begins in the heart of God. So He actually inspires our heart with the prayer and then goes about preparing the answer to that God-inspired prayer before we even speak it. When we truly understand this, then believing for answers becomes easy—far easier than if we had no understanding of God's part in the process." (Taken from p. 52 of DESTINED for the THRONE, by Paul E. Billheimer

Our thought today-

It's the Word of God that helps us see truth. Eat the book! Soak it in and get rooted in your faith. Ask questions, and get them from godly people who've walked with God a long time, and have found Him Faithful.

Our question today-

Will you be one who develops a hunger after God to increase a desire to know Him?

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