Hope in a Barren Land

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TimothyGirl

TimothyGirl

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Life is so uncertain - what does the future hold?
It seems that for everyone else around me...
Life happens...
Did I miss the memo?
Did I miss the boat?

Everyone else is walking,
But my life seems so stationary... remote...

Lost in a world of thought and silent prayers;
Waiting, watching, aching
As I hold on to what God's Word has said.

I think I know what Abraham must have felt;
What Sarah's heart yearned for as her womb did not bear...
As the years wore on - that feeling of despair.

Yet hoping against hope,
Believing the impossible,
A resolute faith they did share.
Until one day it happened;
Out of the barrenness of her womb,
And past the age of reason,
A son she did bear.

Look to the Rock, dear son,
And to the hole from which you were dug, dear daughter,
And find encouragement there.

It feels a lonely walk - a wilderness set before you.
But it is from the bitter barrenness that the sweetness of faith springs up.

The seed of the Word is planted in a dry and barren land.
And Christ shall emerge:
Spring up before you
And convert that barren land...
 
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oldethennew

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your speech belies your heritage,
but your heart performs its wisdom,
for your story tells the tale of uknown struggles
that most will never understand...
 
oyster67

oyster67

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TimothyGirl said:
Life is so uncertain - what does the future hold?
It seems that for everyone else around me...
Life happens...
Did I miss the memo?
Did I miss the boat?

Everyone else is walking,
But my life seems so stationary... remote...

Lost in a world of thought and silent prayers;
Waiting, watching, aching
As I hold on to what God's Word has said.

I think I know what Abraham must have felt;
What Sarah's heart yearned for as her womb did not bear...
As the years wore on - that feeling of despair.

Yet hoping against hope,
Believing the impossible,
A resolute faith they did share.
Until one day it happened;
Out of the barrenness of her womb,
And past the age of reason,
A son she did bear.

Look to the Rock, dear son,
And to the hole from which you were dug, dear daughter,
And find encouragement there.

It feels a lonely walk - a wilderness set before you.
But it is from the bitter barrenness that the sweetness of faith springs up.

The seed of the Word is planted in a dry and barren land.
And Christ shall emerge:
Spring up before you
And convert that barren land...
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Wonderful thread and post. Many of these thoughts and words connect with my spirit. What we think of as shortcomings may actually be advantages in the long run. Father knows best. Let Him have His way with us. God bless you.
 
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