Today (this poem was written as a graduation present for a friend's daughter. It is a reminder that although we have accomplished the task of completing our school education, we are not to get too independent, too wrapped up in what "I" can do.
It reminds us that in everything, from the simple act of breathing, to crossing a street safely, depends on God. We must choose the path we will take. God puts it there for us...the straight and narrow path. Then the adversary comes along and shows us all the little roads that lead away from God. But God allows us to choose. He doesn't MAKE us walk in His way. He is our constant guide...IF we let Him.)
TODAY.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life:
I can fill it with joy, I can fill it with strife.
I can follow the world and do my own thing,
or follow the Lord, reap the blessings He'll bring.
No longer a child, I can make my own way.
I can choose what to do with my life every day.
I'm dependent on God though for the air that I breathe
for the warmth of the sun, for the health that I need,
For protection from harm as I walk down the street,
for providing strong faith so I won't meet defeat.
He reminds me that all that I have came from Him
and He loved me enough to die for my sin.
He gives me a choice, so I must decide.
am I willing today to walk by His side?
If I walk the straight path from now to the end,
trusting completely my Savior, my Friend,
Thanking Him, praising Him for all that He's done;
then I'm looking ahead, and my future's begun!
copyright Dorothea K. Barwick
Used with permission.
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart. and He shall direct thy paths.
Today, I'll close the door on the past and trusting God, I'll step into my future which He has prepared for me I hope you have enjoyed these.
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