"LONELY"
Lonely,
are you lonely?
Do not
sit and feel so all alone.
For
there is always someone near you
who
cares about you.
You
may not see Him.
You
may not touch Him.
But
He is there always caring,
always
loving,
always
wanting to touch you with His hand.
Look
up,
reach
out,
He is
standing there right beside you.
Don
t you care?
Trust
Him, look to Him,
for
He will take care of you.
Don
t let Him go or send Him away,
Please
don t hurt Him for
He died
for you.
Do
you see Him now?
Look!
He's crying.
The
tears are streaming down His face.
He too
is lonely, for you.
Ahh!
I see now why He is crying,
because
you hurt,
you
are lonely,
He feels
hurt and lonely too.
Look!
He really does care,
He's
beginning to smile.
The
loneliness is leaving,
you're
reaching up to Him.
He grasps
you by the hand,
He holds
you in His arms.
Oh,
sweet comfort at last.
His
peace floods your soul.
Good-bye
loneliness, hello joy!
You
walk hand in hand again
as each
day goes by.
He laughs
with you,
He cries
with you.
He's
touched with your feelings for Him.
He loves
you this man named Jesus.
Jesus,
oh sweet Jesus, fills my lonely heart!
By
Karen from Jesus
10/73
"Crooked Places"
God will make
the crooked places straight;
He knows which way
to turn.
He'll lead me,
guide me in every way
as long as I look
to Him.
I may not always
see the way,
But Jesus keeps
close by,
then He will take
me by the hand
and lead me up
on high.
My foolish ways
are never right
but God is oh so
good;
for He takes all
things in His care
and works them out
for my good.
He loves me still
and yet I see
His hand in every
place;
I just want to
keep my heart
open to His grace.
So Jesus here
I am again
for you to use
in whatever way you plan;
Help me be what
you want me to be
and lead the souls
to you of man.
There's people
out there and I want to care
and show them God,
your love;
So fill me with
compassion Lord
and lead me from
above.
by Karen
1978
"Weary"
When
I'm weary, worn and sad
Jesus
comes and makes me glad.
I look
to Him for all my strength
and he
picks me up with His loving embrace.
I'm
tired Lord, so weary am I.
Help
me please, send your love from on high.
Take
me in your sweet arms
and shield
me Lord from the storms of life.
Your
warmth I feel so strong and good
I need
you Lord so kind and good.
You are
my inspiration in everything I do
and daily
my Love, I look to you.
Meet
my need for new strength right now
as I
quietly wait before you I bow.
I love
you Lord and need your care
so I
will look to you even in my despair.
By
Karen
1979
"I Want to Sparkle, I Want to Shine"
Oh how wonderful,
oh how beautiful
you are to me
Jesus.
I want to Sparkle,
I want to Shine
for you oh Lord.
I want everyone
I meet to see You, Jesus,
when they look
upon my face to see Your love.
To feel Your
love flowing out of me
so that they
are touched with
Your hand of
goodness.
I praise you
Lord for all the good
You bring about
in me, sweet Jesus.
I love the way
you minister to me, Jesus.
'Tis so sweet
to give my love to You, my Jesus.
How I want to
worship You from my soul, Jesus.
The joy I
feel inside is like an ocean with
waves that keep
crashing in upon the shore.
I know that all
these feelings come from You
my Lord, as
I see the change you make in me.
Keep it up for
I love the way you make me feel
so free and
soaring like a bird way up in the sky.
As I grow
within You Lord and you perfect
Your work in
me, help me to reach out
to others and
bless them Lord as you
show Your love
to me.
I glorify
Your name, oh Father,
I give you praise
from deep within my heart,
To love and
worship you forever, Jesus.
I can hardly
wait until I see you, Jesus
I want to look
upon your face and love you Jesus.
I want to put
my arms around You and
hold you close
to me, to be near you
forever Lord
Jesus.
by Karen
1987
(this actually
came in the form of a song but now I don't remember the tune)
"Beginning of the End"
I had a dream
last night
I found a special
friend
Someone who
has brought to mind
the beginning
of the end.
A new beginning
of who I am
as Christ takes
me more to Him.
My new friend
stirred in me
the beginning
of the end.
The beginning
of the end in me
so Christ may
live full and free
to be all Christ
has for me
is the beginning
of the end in me.
by Karen
2/20/97
"Take Time"
Jesus, when
I don't take time
to spend with
you
I get to feeling
lonely and blue.
What keeps
my heart away from you?
I just don't
know what I'm to do.
I feel a sadness
deep inside
as if I'm loosing
someone who died.
I don't want
to be far away from you
but sometimes
I can't help myself
from what I
do.
I know you
are always there
to pick me up
because you care.
I'm sorry Lord
that I get this way
I just seem to
throw my life away.
I need your
help Abba Father
because I can't
walk this road alone.
I call on you
for help each time
and you pick
me up and bring me home.
I want to
stay faithful to you
but somehow I
feel so blue.
What is it that
I should do?
My abba Father
is to abide in you.
By Karen
3/26/97
"Oh the Love that would not let me go"
Oh the Love
that would not let me go.
No matter where
my feet would trod.
I climbed up
mountains and over the sea,
To find this
love so wild and free.
Until I got
down in the valley,
My eyes could
not see
the love right
here, waiting for me.
For until
I got right down to my lowest
My heart could
not feel His love for me.
That's why O
Lord I turn my eyes on you
For this world
has nothing to hold for me.
Not gold, nor
silver, naught eyes can see
But love for
you that abides in me.
My sweet Lord
to you I behold these cares
that weigh so
heavily on me.
Please take this
load and crumble it down
to ashes and
dust beneath the ground.
For in you I
know that I can trust
To deliver me
Lord from this earthly gust
from the storms
that assail me right now
Dear Father in
Heaven you prevail them down.
Why do I worry,
wonder, and fear
for my Lord Jesus
you are near.
You lift me
up when I am down
and carry me
over this hopeless ground.
You tell me
sweet Jesus to just trust in you
for you will
say "be still O storm".
All I need do
is wait on you
and you O Lord
will see me through.
by Karen
5/9/97
"DREAMS"
Just looking
to see
who has posted
free
a poem or letter
or just a plain
story.
The good news
is
that Jesus died
for me.
He took it upon
Himself to die
on
that tree that
I might be set
free.
You ask, free
from what?
I say free from
all my sins.
Oh what a wonderful
gift
that can be
when all you have
to do
is say I believe.
All it takes
is your faith
in Him as God's
own true son.
What greater gift
can anyone give
than to lay their
life
down for a friend?
Jesus is your
friend and
wants you to be
free.
Give Him your life
tonight
as you ponder
your dreams.
by Karen
7/1/97
"Feeling Frustrated"
When
I feel frustrated with the weight
of this
world on my shoulders
My Lord
reaches out to me
and
wraps his arms to enfold me.
He knows
every need that I entail
and
sends me help from His throne above.
He is
an awesome God I can tell
who
gives me love deep within my heart and soul.
Why
do I feel like I'm on a spiritual roller coaster
going
up and down, up and down?
Each
and every day I pray to Him above
for
strength and help in this hour of drudge.
How
long must I tread in this sea of woes
before
I'm lifted up to Him before His throne?
I know
your word my Lord and Savior,
but
somehow speak to me with your still small voice.
Let
me know my Lord what it is you want to say
So that
I may praise you day by day.
It's
hard dear Jesus to keep my focus on you
but
as I hear you speak to me,
your
way becomes quite true.
My Abba
Father, it's You I desire
within
this ole heart of mine.
You
keep me Lord in your arms so fine.
Now
hear my prayer as I speak to you and give
me grace
to do what I have to do.
Your
strength is all that I need right now
to help
take care of this weed inside
that
grows so strong to
choke
me out and divide.
My Father
above I lay these cares
before
you so loud and clear
and
know that you have a listening ear.
Your
ways are not my ways oh Lord
as I've
read in your word so true.
But
you tell me to just trust in you.
So Lord
as I start each day
help
me do just what you say
and
that is to just trust and obey
for
it's the only way.
Thank
you Father for loving me that way
that
all my sin is cast away
and
you remember it no more
as if
you've closed and locked a door.
by
Karen
8/20/97