🎊 Happy New Year! 🎉
2016 is almost over. There are some things I wish to leave behind. And yet, there are other things I wish to discover. And I tell of these in rhyme. 🙂
Rain On Me
My heart grieves in depressed gloom,
Withers away as plants in a famine;
When it desperately wants to bloom,
Rain on me; bring me to life again!
Hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my cry;
I know you never will forsake me,
During all of the hard times, but why?
Why do you allow such difficulty?
In You, I fully trust and believe,
But I am so very tired and thirty.
You’re the only thing that can relieve
And remove my sins; I drink insatiably.
I know the Living Waters has hydrated,
And my sins will be washed away,
My once weary soul shall be elated,
I may not feel happy now, but I pray:
Let the heavens open and rain on me,
Fill me with You so I will not thirst;
From worldly worries and sin I’ll be free!
When in reality, I deserve the worst.
I thank You, Lord, for giving
Your Beloved and Only Son;
So that I may actually go on living,
To You, there is no comparison.
♥
Following Him Beside Still Waters 
Prayers for your new year! I sometimes write about my depression on my blog as I continue my sometimes stumbling walk of faith! Thank you for sharing and good wishes!
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Thank you! 🙂 Prayers for your new year as well. 🙂
I didn’t realize that; I just searched your blog and found those posts and I’m reading them now. Thank you for mentioning that, and thank you for posting about depression. The posts are very encouraging. 🙂
Thank you for reading, and good wishes to you too. ♥
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He doesn’t always rain like we expect Him to, but it will always be enough. Sometimes there’s just a drop, and we think, “But tomorrow! This won’t last ’til tomorrow!” And tomorrow there’s another drop.
This poem reminded me of my time in the spiritual desert. I would continually read 1 Kings 17—where God doesn’t let the widow’s oil run dry. “Don’t let the oil run dry,” I prayed when I didn’t feel like praying anything else—reminds me of “rain on me.”
Thanks for sharing your work and heart ❤
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That is very true; and it is hard to be satisfied with a drop, but it is always so sweet like honey when that next drop comes. 🙂
“Don’t let the oil run dry.” That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing that with me. 🙂
🙂 ♥
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Hello again! 🙂 Today was a really rough day, and rereading your comment and the chapter really brought me much needed peace. Thank you again! ♥
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There are definitely seasons in our faith, and some can be painfully difficult. I suspect I’m much older than you, so I can tell you that I have learned a thing or two–it takes patience to wait for God to move–BUT HE WILL; it can be hard to believe He really loves and cares for us when things are hard–BUT HE DOES; and the most important thing I learned in the past 6 years: in those desert valleys, He hides incredible wealth–when He brings you through on the other side, you’ll be amazed at the harvest! And while you’re waiting, use that time to draw nearer to Him–it has paid off well for me! I also loved what Kelly said to you–that encouraged ME, to think about the widow’s oil never running out. I’m adding you to my prayer list–God is faithful, keep watching for what He will do. In addition to your Bible reading, ask Him to bring some good pastors to you via TV, Internet—I don’t have a physical church, so I watch/listen to Joel Osteen and Joseph Prince, John Gray, TD Jakes–they’ve taught and encouraged me HUGELY! ❤
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“Lord, grant me patience – but hurry!” (That’s a quote from a plaque I have hanging up that I think describes me fairly well.) I want that patience, but I know that it is something that is learned, not something gotten overnight. Yeah, it truly is hard to wait for Him to act. I can’t wait to see the oasis in the desert, or the end of the desert. It will be beautiful. 🙂
Yes, I shall try to use the time to draw nearer to Him! 😀 We’ve been talking a lot more lately, and He has been so good to me.
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! ♥ My dad really needs the prayer more than me right now; he is very ill. It’s hard to watch what he is going through and not be able to do anything to help but pray.
Yes! I will do that; actually, God has led me to a few good pastors already. A really good friend of mine (who is on WordPress: https://refreshingspirit.wordpress.com/) Linked me to a website with lots of good sermons; currently, I’m in the middle of this one, and it is fantastic so far: http://ellerslie.com/sermons/eric-ludy/3-09-14/the-means-of-grace
Thank you so much for the long comment; it’s so encouraging and I really needed this right now. 🙂 ♥
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I will certainly add your dad to my prayer list–May God be very near to comfort you, him, and all your family. HE comes with healing in his wings… ❤
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Thank you so much! 🙂 ♥
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Oh you are so welcome–please keep me updated about him, will you? I genuinely care ❤
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I will! 🙂 ♥ ♥ ♥
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Good, praying again now 🙂
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Thank you again so much! 🙂 ♥
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You’re very welcome–it’s an honor to pray 🙂
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A beautiful poem full of humility and praise for the Lord. Thank you for sharing and may you have a wonderful 2017!
Steve
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Thank you! ♥ 🙂 May you have a wonderful 2017 too! 🎉
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I want to to thank you for this fantastic read!!
I absolutely loved every little bit of it. I have you book-marked to look at new things you
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Thank you so much! 🙂 ♥
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