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I finally decided to do an in-depth study of Oswald Chambers’ “My Utmost for His Highest” because my husband recommended it without reservation. My husband is very intelligent and well read and, while I am no slouch in those departments, I usually prefer lighter fare. “My Utmost for His Highest” is anything but light, so as I read each daily devotional, I process it through my poetry. The purpose of the book is to help people to get closer to God and I really want that closer relationship. I want to share my unique perspective on each day’s selection plus some of my other poems and insights.

Friday, August 27, 2010

August 26 - Are You Ever Troubled?

Everyone has problems, Lord,
That destroy our joy and peace.
The more we try to solve them,
The more they will increase.

"Let not your hearts be troubled"
Is Your sweet invitation
To trade our fear and chaos
For Your peace and inspiration.

The only thing You ask of us
Is that we look unto You.
You exchange doubts and confusion
For an inner peace that's true.
jj/10


Talking about embracing God's peace and actually being able to do it are very different.  We want His peace but He expects us to trade our sorrows and problems to secure it.  This means letting go of them and that is not easy.  We need to remember how very much God wants us to have His peace and how much bigger and more powerful He is than anything we come up against.  Trust Him.
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