My Version

Today I will seek God’s protection,
In a untrustworthy, hostile world,
He is the one that I can trust completely.

There is so many things that can go wrong in life,
Sickness, financial issues, broken relationships,
These are constant reminders,
That it’s only with God that we can truly find safety,
He protects me day and night,
Knowing this,
I can live confidently unfettered by worry.

I am untouchable when I choose to seek God,
Equipped to live courageously,
Facing fear daily and staring it down,
Fear’s power conquered.

God says, “Love is more powerful than fear”,
My love is abundant, just ask me,
I will be with you in the midst of life,
Answering your prayers,
Demonstrating how much I care,
Be blessed today and forever my child,
I love you.

My Version

It’s so good to live freely,
Unencumbered by guilt,
To bear no malice to anyone.

When I lived selfishly,
Trying to do it all in my strength,
I collapsed and could not go on,
My strength was not enough,
I really wanted to die,
I thought that would stop the pain.

But, thankfully you kept your eye on me,
Protecting me even when I didn’t know it,
Giving me a new story of hope,
Constructed from love.

I choose to live according to God’s love,
It’s the only trustworthy thing,
That can really make my heart glad.

My Version

I could never say that God is not there,
That would be stupid.
Lord you have seen my heart,
And, you know how much I desire to know you,
I am eternally grateful that you reached out to me,
Your hand touching mine,
To guide me to your truth.

There are those who choose to ignore you,
They oppose good people,
Thinking they are powerful,
But, they only have themselves,
Living in a word constricted by fear,
Their truth is quickly shown as lies.

Your hands protect me,
I see your Son’s hands,
Shouting salvation,
Joyfully restoring,
Your intention.

My Version

I have waited impatiently Lord,
Trapped in my own fears,
Sad and full of self blame,
For my failures.

Waiting means uncertainty and anxiety,
And, in the meantime,
It looks like I am passive,
Letting others run over me,
They say I am a failure,
They even think they are better than You.

Waiting means trusting,
Certain of your love,
Instead of being anxious,
I will look for expressions of your eternal love,
Life’s eternal breath,
Breathed into me,
Gives me a confident voice,
Daily declaring your goodness.

My Version

Lord, I know that my choices have brought me here,
My prayer is that you will not give me what I deserve,
Please give me relief.

You can see my deep pain,
And the hurt that I have caused,
You know that I have turned away from sin,
You can see my deep anguish,
Over how I didn’t follow you,
When I should have known better.

Please Lord,
Let me sleep,
Without waking in the morning’s early hours,
Anxious and wishing that I was dead.

My choice is to leave behind,
Those who don’t follow you,
Not because I stopped caring,
I want a God first approach to life,
It’s a much more merciful life,
That opens up more of God’s grace.

Those who choose to oppose you and me,
They have worn me out,
I will have to leave them to you God.
They will have to live with their choices,
Let them see what they have done,
Hit them in the face with it’s full impact,
So that they will turn to you.

When I think about you Lord,
I think of awesome power wielded gently,
When I think about your creation,
With its amazing intricacies,
Its ongoing life rhythm
All of which you control,
I am amazed.

In the midst of your creativity you made me,
Not just for fun,
You wanted to care deeply for me,
Picked out of creation,
To be called by my name,
You are not afraid to show;
Awesome power loving flawed perfection.

What a way to understand God!
My God who knows my name,
I continue to be amazed by infinite love,
Expressed by your relationship to life.

My Version of Psalm 5

Please hear me this morning God,
I really need to talk to you,
And, to know that you are listening to what I need.

I know that you hate certain things:
– Pride;
– Arrogance;
– Selfishness;
– Cruelty;
– Contempt.

I know that there are people like this,
Some who say they are my friend,
But, behave like my enemy,

Words can be hurtful,
When they become weapons,
That are used to maim,
To the point that I want to die.

I don’t want their words to control me,
Instead this morning I seek your assuredness,
I want to hear your words to me,
So that I can keep moving in the direction,
That you have planned for me.

Enemies – will come,
I will let you deal with them,
You are not confounded by their deceit,
You see truth,
And, that they are opposing you,
I will give their words and actions to You,
Because, you Lord are in control of everything.

I know that this morning,
As I take my refuge in you,
That I can be content and satisfied,
Knowing that there will always be people,
Who choose to be enemies instead of friends,
You will protect me.

This morning Lord,
I will learn to be content,
To know that I will be eternally singing joyfully,
My appreciation of your faithful love,

What a blessing to be your child,
Surrounded by love,
Happy because your words are kind,
My heart kept safe.

My Lord, My God,
Today I am taking time to see you,
I know that you have already seen me,
Your constant hand is on my life,
Your hands are loving protecting hands,
They are hands that are lovingly outstretched.

I am glad that those hands
Are the ones that are going to protect me.

I am confident in you,
Because you created me,
Now, I can have the courage to take the next step forward,
Knowing that your gaze will be on my every step.

I felt hate but it was called love,
I heard lies but they were called truth,
I sought trust but was given uncertainty,
I needed compassion but tasted contempt.

But, God, Your hand saves me.
What I seek is found in you,
Love, truth, trust, compassion,
These are the marks of praise from you to your creation.

My love returned hundred times,
Your protection given to my family,
Prosperous again.
Opposition disarmed by love,
I am blessed by your overwhelming generosity.