Seek and ye Shall Find

I closed my eyes and kept asking “are you sure this is the way?”

And louder the answers became, so loud I could no longer ignore or refuse.

With Your gift of sight, came strength I had not before known.

With strength, came assurance, I don’t walk this narrow path alone.

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7

“Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “‘This is the way you should go,”’ whether to the right or to the left. Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them, “Good riddance!” Isaiah 30:21-22

If, Then

If ignorant, make me wise

If hurried, give me pause

If blind, open my eyes

If selfish, state your cause

If the day calls for silence, mute me

If it is time for bold words, help me speak

If my heart trembles, bring stillness

If my faith weakens, lead me to belief

Gift of Sight

Is this a distraction or Your plan of action

A promise fulfilled or my tainted will

A gift so wise or a clever disguise

Oh, wash these corroded scales

from my eyes

So I would see, I would decipher

How to choose wisely for my ever after


“And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;” Acts 9:18

Discernment

My name is discernment

Trust what I reveal and know

I show you the hidden things

You’d otherwise never be told

I show you opportunities for blessing

And how to count sorrow as joy

I whisper God’s wisdom 

Amid this world’s noise

I sense when something new is brewing

When it is time to block an attack

I sense calmness and times to be still

When to move on and when to hold back

I’m a gift, don’t ignore me

Shut me out or throw me away

Embrace me and listen

Trust what I say