Light in the Darkness

Like a fog that mind sets on,

I do my tasks

Of all I'm asked,

So I walk the weary day long.

The world surrounds me where'er I roam.

Themselves they see,

Speaking blasphemy;

It stays in my thoughts as I go home.

I have no escape as time rushes by.

Devotions are lacking.

My soul is left wanting.

Read a verse or two, check the time, and sigh.

Where has my love for God gone?

I do virtuous deeds.

I fulfill all my needs.

Is He to me but a pawn?

Moments of seeking consume me.

God's voice I can't hear.

I pant as a deer.

Where is His face? I cannot see.

But I will remember His promises.

Though my way seems dark,

And my sin drawn stark,

I will hope and cling to His faithfulness.

Glory be to Christ! For He is holy.

Indescribable.

Incomparable.

To stand before Him, I am not worthy.

What no man can do, God can.

Each act that is chosen,

In every moment,

God's known and has fit in His plan.

Christ died for my sins; it is done.

'Cause I have been bought ,

And like a clay pot,

He forms me to reflect His Son.

So in every valley deep,

I will have no fear;

For I know God is near.

His word in my heart I do keep.

His children He will not forsake.

They're loved as much as Christ,

Which is by far the highest.

His grace to them He will not retake.

I repent from loving the cares of the world

More than God.

It's but sod.

May I see steadfast God's kingdom eternal.

And I turn from my lack of zeal.

Worship,

Adoring,

I my heart I pray to feel.

I will think on His name all the day long.

As I draw near,

His voice I will hear.

His sustaining power shall be my song.

Sincerely, Brooke

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