With everything going on
sometimes gratitude is not foremost in my attitude
until I renew the spirit of my mind
and dwell on God's amazing faithfulness and grace!
This morning I didn't feel like writing, but as I prayed and pondered
and as I began to pour my heart to page lo, and behold,
the more I dwelt on 'more than meets the eye',
the more 'what I felt' tenderly transformed
discouragement into gratitude!
Life’s weight of work, woe and worry
would weary without reprieve
If we had nothing trustworthy
greater than what we achieve
The heart is a wicked master,
without God’s Word to direct
We are destined for disaster
if we trust man’s intellect
Pray for all who worship boldly
the created, but not God
He who is both love and Holy,
Creator of sky-sea-sod
Subject to no one, above all,
Has Supreme Authority
Mighty, merciful and faithful,
truth and righteousness is He
Life’s weight of work, woe and worry
would fuel a cheerless toll
If hope held no greater glory
than the cold grave as its goal
Death and hell, are not annulled
by apathy and unbelief
Life and heaven will be fulfilled
when at last faith finds relief
Oh, the trophies of transgression
would torment me till I die
But for cleansing through confession
and Salvation's kind reply
Oh, the chaos that so grieves us
where the fruit of sin runs wild
Would destroy joy; but praise Jesus,
for the debt He reconciled
In the thick of sickness, sorrow,
fear and heart-break, hate and spite
We can face today, tomorrow,
armed with God’s mercy and Light
When redemption’s transformation
leaves our heart and mind renewed
Life becomes a celebration
of love’s reverent gratitude
© Janet Martin
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—
in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
to put off your former way of life, your old self,
which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
and to put on the new self, created to be like God
in true righteousness and holiness.
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