'The Way Things Used To Be'
I often think of how I wish things could be the way they used to be.
I’m sure you may do the same.
Time didn’t seem to vanish like a vapor or slip away so quickly.
Things seemed simpler, less complicated & easier done without so much materialistic foo-foo...
The difference is how things these days are high falootin’ & non-simplistic in view.
With fast paced living & the world’s way of pure selfishness to compare.
Don’t get me wrong there are good people & things in this world these days to behold as help-meets and things we could’nt do without, least we dare.
With fast paced living & the world’s way of pure selfishness to compare.
Don’t get me wrong there are good people & things in this world these days to behold as help-meets and things we could’nt do without, least we dare.
It’s just we find ourselves wishing for things to be as they once were, cause we’re taking care of others or others taking care of us at times too....
Sometimes making less time for ourselves. Therefore;
Time doesn’t stand still & says"toot-a-loo"...
Sometimes making less time for ourselves. Therefore;
Time doesn’t stand still & says"toot-a-loo"...
Time isn’t moving faster ya know for sure.
We are giving of ourselves in many ways, moving slower maybe too.
But, it’s o.k. that we can’t do all we want to do.
We are giving of ourselves in many ways, moving slower maybe too.
But, it’s o.k. that we can’t do all we want to do.
If we find we are being cared for much to our dislike.
Take those thoughts from your mind and tell them to take a hike.
Remember the times we cared for others just like we would like to be cared for in time of need.
We were all probably told at one time or another in our lifetime to "Do unto others as you would like done unto you" when we had to deal with ole’ mean so and so or Sam Sneed...
Take those thoughts from your mind and tell them to take a hike.
Remember the times we cared for others just like we would like to be cared for in time of need.
We were all probably told at one time or another in our lifetime to "Do unto others as you would like done unto you" when we had to deal with ole’ mean so and so or Sam Sneed...
Anyway, we make life so unnecessarily complicated most times.
Taking on worry and grief of things to come.
Taking a little lesson from a rose is something we all should do....
How, you may ask? I will tell you...
Taking on worry and grief of things to come.
Taking a little lesson from a rose is something we all should do....
How, you may ask? I will tell you...
Life has a way of placing thorns in our life’s branches....
But, when we allow God all control in surrender of ourselves to Him as our Father.
He can make us appear & smell to others as the soft petals of a fragrant rose.
Despite the heartaches & pains that we go through in our life...
We should not always view them as something called strife.
Those things can compare to the thorns of that rose being there for a reason.
Thorns in life we’re amongst at times are too serving purpose in their season.
The purpose of a rose’s thorns or our trials, I do not really know...
One day it will all be revealed and make perfect sense to our weary souls.
Until that day we need to take refuge knowing by allowing God’s plan to unfold.
It’s just strengthening us for things to come that right now to us are unknown.
But, when we allow God all control in surrender of ourselves to Him as our Father.
He can make us appear & smell to others as the soft petals of a fragrant rose.
Despite the heartaches & pains that we go through in our life...
We should not always view them as something called strife.
Those things can compare to the thorns of that rose being there for a reason.
Thorns in life we’re amongst at times are too serving purpose in their season.
The purpose of a rose’s thorns or our trials, I do not really know...
One day it will all be revealed and make perfect sense to our weary souls.
Until that day we need to take refuge knowing by allowing God’s plan to unfold.
It’s just strengthening us for things to come that right now to us are unknown.
There is this most important thing we can hold onto.
It is that our Heavenly Father has the control .
With His unconditional love & infamous mercy.
He will guide us, hold our hand or even carry us completely.
When He sees fit to let us move on and be out of seasons we go through.
He will show us how strong we really are.
Despite how weak we felt when we just didn’t know what we were going to do.
Not wishing things to be different no matter how hard that is to comprehend.
Struggles are given to us as a gift from our Father in Heaven.
Oh, how we may question it at times with strain & without end.
Days of good times, bad times. Just seemingly unbearable & ugly to go through.
Those before have passed and those to come will too.
It is that our Heavenly Father has the control .
With His unconditional love & infamous mercy.
He will guide us, hold our hand or even carry us completely.
When He sees fit to let us move on and be out of seasons we go through.
He will show us how strong we really are.
Despite how weak we felt when we just didn’t know what we were going to do.
Not wishing things to be different no matter how hard that is to comprehend.
Struggles are given to us as a gift from our Father in Heaven.
Oh, how we may question it at times with strain & without end.
Days of good times, bad times. Just seemingly unbearable & ugly to go through.
Those before have passed and those to come will too.
Let us all take one day at a time..
In that time taking what we have and making the most of it.
Despite it be good or what we consider bad...
It is what we should behold to be blessed to do or have
as God sees fit.....
There are many others worse off than us
They have not family, friends, roof over their head or even a dime.
In that time taking what we have and making the most of it.
Despite it be good or what we consider bad...
It is what we should behold to be blessed to do or have
as God sees fit.....
There are many others worse off than us
They have not family, friends, roof over their head or even a dime.
You see...
Believe it or not.... Yes believe it or not I dare to say.
One time in days, months or years to come.
If the Lord keeps us on this earth or tarries that long.
We may be wishing that these days we are in......
Well, will be the days we wish things could be like again and they are ALL GONE....
Believe it or not.... Yes believe it or not I dare to say.
One time in days, months or years to come.
If the Lord keeps us on this earth or tarries that long.
We may be wishing that these days we are in......
Well, will be the days we wish things could be like again and they are ALL GONE....
Jerri J Clark - 12/22/09
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