Promises He Will Perform

Promises He Will Perform

How I long to serve you, Lord.

And obey Your will.

How I long to trust you, Lord

And to sit and just be still.

I see the work of Your mighty hands all around me.

But my face always looks so blue.  

Christ is working so many things out for me.

But all I seem to think about are things you do not do.

Others are seeing how I am

And placing me under their judgment

Though they do not understand why I am how I am.

They all wonder where my smile went.  

Lord, I’ve been trying so hard to follow Thee and do what is right.

But my mistakes are in their vision.

It is as though they have not seen me do anything right.

They are blind to Your mercy and work in me; they only see my derision.

It is as though they think my desire and aim

Is to ruin my life or something.

When I know my desire and aim

Is to follow Christ and love Him with everything!

Oh how I wish you would open their eyes so they might know

That I truly want to serve and live for Thee

And That I am doing the best I know

Though I always appear so unhappy.

Open our eyes and teach us from Your Holy Word.

Oh! There are so many things that I do not know or understand.

God, I want and need Your wisdom which comes from reading Your Word.

You give it so freely and asking for it is all that You demand. 

Lord, cause my mind to rest on Thee.

Hinder me from worrying about what others may think or say.

Trigger my heart to be ablaze for Thee.

Help me just to trust You and obey!

You have taught me that worrying steals all my time away

In which I could be worshipping You and Your Son.

Oh God! Take all my fears away

That I may see what you want me to get done.

  

Thank you that I will not be giving account to any man

But to my gracious, merciful God Almighty

Whom I am so thankful is not a man!

Oh my Lord, how this truly is a comfort me!

For if you were a man You would be a sinner

And You would be a liar.

Just as I am; you’d be a lousy, rotten sinner

And worst of all, there would be no one to save me from Hell’s unquenchable fire!

Though I am a sinner, I am so thankful that You have made me perfect!

You bought me with your precious, holy blood!

You have washed me clean of all my impurities and see me as you do Your Son – perfect.  

Oh! Your mercy overflows me like a flood!   

God, im so grateful that I can look forward

To the judgment seat knowing that You will not lay any charge against Your elect.

Truly with confidence I can boldly look forward

Because your mercy and wonderful gift I do not reject.

Oh! How unworthy I feel before Your eyes!

Oh! But what a reason to rejoice in Your name!

That You should see me righteous in your discerning eyes!

That You should erase all my guilt and all my shame!!!!

Oh my God! That You would give me strength to believe your promises!

That they are ever enduring and true and sure!

That I would praise You and thank You daily for all of those unending promises

And just endlessly praise You today and forevermore!

May You show all those who doubt right now

Just how amazing You are when You bring Your will to pass!

May you receive the glory for this time in my life right now.

And much more when You give Your promise to this unworthy lass!

Lord, preach at me daily that I may no longer want my way

Which looks so much brighter now, only because I can not see the whole picture.

I desire to trust the One who knows the end from the beginning to lead me in His way.

That you may be glorified and not I, though this is against my nature.

Oh, how I love you, my Lord. You are so faithful to me!

Cause me to keep You first in my eyes and never to worry.

I want to smile knowing Your way is perfect and delighting in Your will and work for me!

Keep me out of sin and do not let me hurry.

Copyrighted 2012 By: Elizabeth Anne Shull