"SOMETIMES!"
© 1998 Patricia L. Carpenter
Sometimes God 'hides'
His 'Presence' from our view,
He doesn't even 'talk' to us
& His 'WILL' is hid from view.
But, that's when we must seek Him
with ALL our heart & might,
For it shows HIM that we 'Love' Him
& need Him to help us fight!
How much do we 'care' for CHRIST
enough to 'run after' Him?
We must 'learn' to know He's there
teaching us how to 'swim'!
Relying on Him 'anyway'
no matter what our 'feelings',
For Satan lies to us
so we'll 'stop' our kneeling!
For if we do not seek The Master
soon we will not care,
We'll stop coming to HIM
to kneel down in Prayer.
Then we'll stop 'reading'
& studying His Words of Truth,
Growing 'colder' in our Love for Him
indifferent to the 'real' Truth!
The 'real' Truth being:
His 'Presence' is still there,
Waiting for you to come
& 'cast' on Him your care.
He is just 'testing' us
to see if our Love is 'real',
For then both He & we will KNOW
we're not going on what we 'feel'.
Today we may 'feel' in Love
but tomorrow we will not,
Sometimes we 'feel' God Loves us
yet, is 'feelings' all we've got?
True Love ~ will 'always' Love *
'regardless' of how we 'feel',
For we KNOW deep in our souls
that it is ~ 'for real'!
So put your Trust upon Him *
when His 'silences' you 'feel',
And KNOW for sure GOD LOVES YOU
& that HIS LOVE IS REAL!
It cost His only Son *
to 'show you' this real Truth,
Believe it in your soul & spirit
& KNOW ~ it is ~ the TRUTH!
So the next time you're 'feeling' blue
& wonder if God Cares,
Just know in your heart of hearts *
it is with you He shares ~
HIS SONSHIP WITH CHRIST. *
* John.15:10; Rom.8:24-25; John.3:16;
Rom.8:16-17; John.1:12. 1/29/98
