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Focus on Him, Your Lord
Calm My Overdrive
I pray to focus on You
And let You move thru me
Sometimes I reach out in Your name
And Your glory I can see
A lot of times I'm all caught up
In buzzing here or there
I seem to shift out of Your presence
Into hyper-overdrive unaware
Lord Jesus, I desire
A quiet focus of my soul
So at ALL times I'm aware,moving in YOU
Totally yielded SELF is my goal
Help me not to disconnect
Or shift out of gear, I pray
I commit my feet to Your path
Keep me steadfastly there each day
Help me, oh help me
Father God, I pray
Not my way, but Thine
Every minute of every hour of each day!!
Be Still and Know
Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, these times with You are sweet
Why is it we fail to meet
Each day...
I chase around doing busy things
And realize I've forgotten the King of Kings
A lot of the way
I know it wasn't " we " who failed to sit
But only me coming to you hit or miss
Forfeited peace to pay
Help me to arise victor over the sleepy morn
Before the day is scattered and torn
Quiet to sit with You
Waken me from precious night
Replace my darkness with Your light
While I sing praises of love to You
I need You, my incomparable Jesus, I need you anew
To renew.
Help me daily to come and sit with You!!
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Article submitted Saturday, August 08, 2009 & read 393 times.
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» left by Teresa (2 years 248 days ago.)
Amen Marijo! Amen. It's all too easy to get sidetracked. We slay our own victory. Thank you for this prayer and reminder.» left by Marijo Phelps from mountain meadow in CO (2 years 248 days ago.)
You are so welcome! Glad to see your note here Teresa! Marijo
» left by louis gander from verona, wi (2 years 248 days ago.)
I think i'm guilty of being a workaholic. although it's for others, i need to spend more time in quiet prayer. it's easy to talk to God while working (was cutting a tree up today for a neighbor) but it's more difficult to get alone with God in a quiet place without people, radio, tv, etc. "Quiet to sit with You" is certainly a goal we should continually seek, but then after prayer - once again, our good fruit. Nice writing Marijo :)» left by Marijo Phelps from m (2 years 248 days ago.)
Thanks Louis - He knows how he wired me and I have to be really focused or am totally distractable - that's why sitting with pen and notebook works well for me. Today He gave me two writing ideas while driving to church (33 miles one way) I had to putt over and jot notes but have a good peom idea and one on Toolie (sp) fog analogy I need to do some research on... WRITE ON brother, isn't writing joyful and great and almost explosive? Marijo
» left by Lydia Najera from Spangle, Washington (2 years 247 days ago.)We appreciate your comments!
Thank you so very mush for this article because I really need to read some thing just like this. i need to stay focuse on the road that leads to our Lord and Saviour.Lydia
» left by Marijo Phelps from mountain meadow in CO (2 years 247 days ago.)
Lydia - I so hear you (STILL haven't had my quiet time today) He totally delivered me, feet frist, from the bottle - no DTs and perviously I couldn't go longer than 1.5 days without doing some serious drinking. However, living in California then where there is a "pop shop" aisle in each and every grocery store (no need to go to a liquor store for serious temptation) I used to drool, literally, when going past my favorite wine etc.
Somewhere in there (we have not because we ask not?) I prayed that the Lord would make my favorites (which my then husband was still drinking and having me serve to him each day) as appealing as a cold glass of milk - I HATED milk. Soon after that I was pouring my husband a glass of my favorite wine, at his request, some dripped on my thumb and I automatically licked it - yuck... and then I realized that the Lord has answered that prayer. The wine was as appealing as a glass of milk - thank you, Lord for further deliverance!
HE is able Lydia - just praying you feel His special hug and strength for you today. He loves you so much and is using you in so many great ways right now. Enjoying your writing - keep posting when you get a minute! Marijo (Mary Jo - my dad got creative with the spelling)