"Beyond Our Limitations"
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Lord we need to move beyond
This place that we are in
To touch your very heart, O God
To have your love within
We need to move beyond the limits
We've placed upon our lives
To move into more of you
Revealed through Jesus Christ
Help us to keep pressing on
As, by faith, we take more steps
To really conquer our inner selves
To know you with more depth
Help us Lord to overcome
To be focused more on you
No matter how hard it gets for us
We need to press on through
Though Satan rises with hell's fury
With vengeance to devour
We pray, O God, you'll arise in us
And fight with holy power
For greater are you within us
Than the enemy of our souls
For you have power and might, O God
And your Spirit is in control
We know the victory shall be ours
Though for now the heat is on
Help us Lord to not give up
For by this you make us strong
You will sustain us in your love
Through what we're going through
And deliver us the other side
Victorious in you!
© By M.S.Lowndes
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Dear friends, if you are going through trials right now,
I want to encourage you to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord.
He is the One Who tenderly loves you and will sustain you
and strengthen you for whatever today and the future may hold.
and strengthen you for whatever today and the future may hold.
We don't know what will come our way, from one day to the next,
but nothing catches Him by surprise!
Sometimes, as we go through life, things happen that "spin us out"
and it can seem like we're losing our footing and are about to fall.
Hard trials may come upon us unexpectedly.
Things we were not prepared for, nor ever wished to undergo.
Situations may arise, that had we been able to forsee and prevent them,
we probably would have chosen to "let this cup pass"!
But know this-
no matter how painful or distressing our troubles may be,
some good will come of them!
Though it's hard to see how at times,
nevertheless, God will cause something good to arise from the ashes of sorrow.
You will look back and see how He has brought you through the things
that you could never endure without His grace and enabling!
We do not walk through the fire alone-
God is with us!!
He will deliver
He will give victory
He will raise us up and set our feet firmly on the unshakable Rock!
Don't give up - help is coming.
Hold on.
Hold on to your hope and faith in Him!
He will never let you be overcome, but will make you an overcomer, instead!
Whatever may be the test or trial of life that is sent our way,
it comes with God's foreknowledge and all-powerful grace to bear it.
Not without pain
and not without struggle,
for we must wrestle our 'why me?' questions to the ground and concede that
"all things work together for good to them that love God" -
"our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory"!
( Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17)
The pressure and heat of our trials, are servants of God's grace -
they strengthen and refine our faith and trust in the One Who says to you today,
"I AM with you to deliver you, says the LORD"!
(Jeremiah 1:8)
(Jeremiah 1:8)
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I needed to read this poem today, as well as your kind words. Sometimes, in this strange world, it is hard to "hold on." Yet, if we hold onto the Lord's hand instead of the world's, He will see us through our trials. We just have to have faith.
ReplyDeleteI pray that the Lord will help us all to have faith in Him alone!
Wonderful post! :)
It's a timely post I'd say...with all the jobs being lost to American Airlines' huge downsizing.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting,
Doni
As long as I continue to look up everything falls into place.
ReplyDeleteThank you Trish for constantly guiding us back to Our Savior!
m.
This sure was for me today, I had been slipping it seem into darkness. Thank you so much for posting this It is a great help to me...God bless you...with Love Janice
ReplyDeleteHI Trish...always lovely words of encouagement for the Saviour!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this..
I just looked at your previous post ...some lovely things that I'm sure are hard to part with, but I am doing the same ...at times I look at something and I think why do I have that ..when did I use it last..it is just there ..time to purg..I have thrown out papers and old bill statements over 10 years old...haha! I was looking for something and it just hit me what is wrong with you..so I burned them in the wood stove..they served a purpose ...kept me warm for a few minutes ; }
God bless
Grace
Yes, very nice post, and timely. My husband's company announced further down-sizing today. No word yet on who. I told my husband that God doesn't take away all hardships in life, but sometimes He can mitigate them, and of all the years in our life, this time would be easiest for us as our kids are almost all grown. And He gives grace to bear all things! love,andrea
ReplyDeleteRomans 8:28 is a wonderful verse to cling to when we don't understand why He has allowed some trial into our life. Sometimes it's to strengthen our faith, sometimes to give us greater compassion, and sometimes to conform us to His image. And sometimes we never will understand until we reach glory. Thanks for this excellent, thoughtful post, and God bless!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this link up! I'm sharing my very first guest post with you.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day!
Stefanie
Oh hello there sweet sister in Christ!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful, powerful, and full of truth poem/prayer and something that has been along the same lines that could be found in my own prayers here recently. I've really been needing to pay more attention, be more wise, and stay on guard because that poisonous serpent is really out there to tear us (me) down more than I ever believed could be.
This part of the poem rang though its victorious sound that is through and through again with comfort & truth:
Help us Lord to overcome
To be focused more on you
No matter how hard it gets for us
We need to press on through
Though Satan rises with hell's fury
With vengeance to devour
We pray, O God, you'll arise in us
And fight with holy power
For greater are you within us
Than the enemy of our souls
For you have power and might, O God
And your Spirit is in control
Thank You for sharing this, and I look forward after while to link up with L.A.C.E.
God Bless :o)
Thank you for posting this. I have been going through alot lately :(
ReplyDeleteA very encouraging post you have so beautifully written Trish, I am blessed.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sue
Hi Trish,
ReplyDeleteA GREAT HARDY AMEN to this Post!!
;-D
Blessings Love and Hugs, Linnie
Hello Trish,
ReplyDeleteI found the poem you chose today very uplifting.
The lines....
for greater are You within us
than the enemy of our souls.......
really spoke to me
Thanks
God Bless
Barb xx
Thank you for these wonderful words of hope today, just what I needed! They were the words I couldn't find for someone I love who's in deep distress ! I wrote down the poem and scriptures for him, for they are truly reassuring!May God bless you!
ReplyDeleteLove, Linda