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ought to pray in shadows of death s vale but when the hour is like a bow r of blossoms and the sun is warm when breezes dance then guarded stance is apt to grow lax in its form and treasure worldly pleasure more than seeking the kingdom of god when storms subside beware of pride and feet that are not gospel shod for sin sets snares in hasty prayers and beds of roses fit for kings where faith would not enter our thought if we could see and know all things trust in the lord his faithful word no matter what befalls abides when in the throes of trouble s woes remember this his love provides all that we need he does not lead us into battle unequipped his pow r and might will help us fight when self is of its tactics stripped yielding control by faith made whole as we relinquish all but he whose high command will help us stand no matter what the charge may be janet martin after we put on the armour detailed in eph 6 verse 18 sums up our christian combat in this praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints posted by janet martin at 5 08 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels armor of god faithfulness thursday may 7 2026 summary of todays deut 31 18 and the lord he is the one who goes before you he will be with you he will not leave you nor forsake you do not fear nor be dismayed how could we bear life s constant care without faith s comfort true because god keeps his promises and cares for me and you not in what lies behind or before us but between these two today always and only as long as we live futile to weep at yester s grave or borrow morrow s strife today is always all we have to make the most of life today food prep among others tasks so i m not food prepping when i could be gardening today s temp a brisk 7c feels like 4 perfect cook and bake weather while sipping tea today s brew a first for me lovage tea as with all fresh herbs consume regularly happily but not in crazy amounts i enjoyed it with a bread stick and a piece of cheese for a five star lunch food prep comforteth my garden soul gardeners are needing to be patient while spring takes its time to warm up so in the meantime we will warm up with last year s garden fare spruced up with fresh chives oregano and lovage and believe or not i have gathered this year s first harvest lovage while its still tender and not yet quite as potent bitter as more mature leaves soon it will grow very tall with whimsical yellow flowers i m happy to share if you would like to sample some drop by all the best to whatever is filling your today behind the joys and griefs we ve borne past s world to which none can return a track record of highs and lows no prayer or rue can interpose to resurrect the rose it lent of laughter s bloom of gloom s lament of growing older day by day learning to shoulder gold and gray where none is spared the sacred thrall where seeds of spring bear fruits of fall before the gaping great unknown a void through which no dove has flown to return with a sprig of green to grant a glimpse of worlds unseen no rooms reserved to guarantee the tenure of our tenancy no docket to detail what waits where morning flings afar ajar its gates yet hope is trustworthy and true what god has promised he will do between what lies behind before lifetimes unfold as moments pour through steadfast mercies that bestow the holy ground of here and now a joy and sorrow sanctioned lease of health and sickness war and peace of daily opportunity to bow the head and bend the knee to thank god who has promised to be with us in all we pass through no matter what was or will be time and change will roll like a sea that bears upon its ebb and flow all that we hold but to let go no matter what succumbs to change god is forevermore the same he holds the cup that pours the vim that ushers all life back to him where every here and now becomes life s collection of today sums janet martin death is the destiny of everyone the living should take this to heart ecclesiastes 7 2 dessert anyone strawberry rhubarb crisp or apple cranberry crisp posted by janet martin at 5 07 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels awareness future life past today tuesday may 5 2026 harbinger to the feast ps 139 23 24 search me o god and know my heart try me and know my anxieties and see if there is any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting since 2019 our church family has suffered many sudden losses and very deep grief and comfort the above verses have become my heart s cry as i call on the name of god as we learn to wait on the lord without answers to his thoughts and ways as we truly humbly learn the prayer of jesus in gethsemane luke 22 42 yet not my will but yours be done but in our suffering god has never failed ps 68 19 blessed be the lord who daily loads us with benefits the god of our salvation selah matt 6 26 look at the birds of the air they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them are you not much more valuable than they luke 21 28 now when these things begin to happen look up and lift up your heads because your redemption draws near lift up your head do not despair the fruit beyond the famine waits god grants the bread of answered prayer to we who hold out hallowed plates until the hour is fulfilled and christ alone is our plea until his power has instilled worship s unmarred humility and dashed to naught want s willful pride that hinders the blessing withheld until each thought is self denied and every erring appeal felled hark catch the hum of rumbling trains heaped with the fruit of yielded will no lin gring crumb of self remains to stay the feast god joys to spill janet martin proverbs 17 3 a crucible for silver and a furnace for gold but the lord is the tester of hearts posted by janet martin at 5 05 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels faith faithfulness surrender trust saturday may 2 2026 confession a prayer sometimes in human natured hasty expectation of god i overlook forget about the scale that would find me wanting but for the saving grace of christ through his shed blood my want grows impatient rather than filled with humble joy established and enriched through faithful fellowship with god whose timing and purpose does not fail forgive me lord when i want the answer to my prayer rather than you any relationship we have is only as healthy as the time we put into it this is esp true in our relationship with our heavenly father ps 103 13 14 as a father has compassion on his children so the lord has compassion on those who fear him for he knows our frame he is mindful that we are dust ps 130 3 4 if you o lord kept track of iniquities then who o lord could stand but with you there is forgiveness so that you may be feared sweet hour of prayer with lyrics by alan jackson forgive me lord when i complain and do not worship as i ought forgetful of salvation s gain through my atonement thy death wrought forgive me when i fault thy grace thou does not force obedience nor does thy perfect love erase the intercourse of consequence forgive me when i shake thought s fist rather than in repentance bow before thee who cradles the mist of mortal days in mercy s vow forgive me when i nurse my pride wounded by want sadly misplaced enough thy love that doth abide and hath my debt of guilt erased forgive my proneness to delight not in faith s knowledge but in sight thy armour fits me for the fight forgive me when i shirk its might choosing to be the naked prey of the tempter easily stirred by cunning craft that leads astray the heart unguarded by thy word forgive me when indulgence rude seizes thy gifts most greedily without a thought of gratitude or awe that thou remem brest me that every good and perfect gift comes from thy goodness mercy love thy salvation bridges hope s rift that else would impassable prove forgive me when i fail to tell thee of my delight in thy law and love that seals the gates of hell this ought to kindle endless awe forgive me when i rush ahead of the purpose thou hast in store lord help me wait on thee instead and learn to trust thee more and more thy grace is sufficient for me no need transcends thy able will when doubt deters humility and bids me haste help me be still and know that thou art god alone and what thou hast said thou wilt do forgive me then when i bemoan the fires faith must journey through when i am weak then thou art strong forgive me lord when i neglect to sing seeking a sweeter song than hymns self does not interject i love thee lord for thou dost know that i am dust and doth forgive my sins and will ever bestow forgiveness as long as i live thy love is unwavering lord thy sacred holiness is too this is no frivolous reward that waits for faith that remains true forgive me lord when with face pressed against time s darksome glass between i fail to simply sweetly rest in evidence of things unseen janet martin amos raber i just steal away and pray official music video posted by janet martin at 5 02 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels a prayer amos raber confession friday may 1 2026 happy may today s poem is inspired in part by the first day of may and then because of may s awesome debut i was drawn to psalm 19 the first and last verses of this beloved psalm are very familiar and tucked between the beginning and end we have verses of profound worship awed recognition of god s holiness and righteousness evoking contrition and humbler desire for obedient submission service psalm 19 included below the sun is drawn from ether deeps its glory rends night s veil amen the sun is drawn from ether deeps its glory rends night s veil amen thank god his watchful kindness keeps perfect vigil beyond our ken he loves this human race sin cursed oft blinded by desirous schemes that often do not seek him first in hidden worlds of hopes and dreams with precision that god ordained no astral orbit spins awry all celestial circuits maintained beyond the reach of you and i and always without fail the chill that slows the splendor of bud birth will given time enough fulfill our joy for flower dappled earth how very foolish to despair and fret when wishes disobey thank god he rules the school of air and always always brings us may janet martin psalm 19 1 the heavens declare the glory of god and the firmament a shows b his handiwork 2 day unto day utters speech and night unto night reveals knowledge 3 there is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard 4 their c line has gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world in them he has set a d tabernacle for the sun 5 which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and rejoices like a strong man to run its race 6 its rising is from one end of heaven and its circuit to the other end and there is nothing hidden from its heat 7 the law of the lord is perfect e converting the soul the testimony of the lord is sure making wise the simple 8 the statutes of the lord are right rejoicing the heart the commandment of the lord is pure enlightening the eyes 9 the fear of the lord is clean enduring forever the judgments of the lord are true and righteous altogether 10 more to be desired are they than gold yea than much fine gold sweeter also than honey and the f honeycomb 11 moreover by them your servant is warned and in keeping them there is great reward 12 who can understand his errors cleanse me from secret faults 13 keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me then i shall be blameless and i shall be innocent of g great transgression 14 let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight o lord my h strength and my redeemer posted by janet martin at 5 01 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels may morning psalm 19 thursday april 30 2026 prelude to heaven or happy last day of april happy last day of april growth is beginning though sometimes it feels slow in coming we know gen 8 22 as long as the earth endures seedtime and harvest cold and heat summer and winter day and night will never cease and that s just the beginning of hope because 1 cor 15 19 if only for this life we have hope in christ we are of all people most to be pitied to rush the thorn with blushing rose behold after the winter spring the barren bough runs rife with gold and green embellishing each treetop with new life like an ocean tide ebbs and flows so too the seasons surge to rush the thorn with blushing rose like daybreak s virgin verge hope orchestrates a holy hymn in both nature and hearts behold the blossom furbished limb the kiss of sun imparts behold god s covenant fulfilled as long as earth remains and the prelude to heaven spilled in bud and birds refrains janet martin posted by janet martin at 4 30 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hope spring poem wednesday april 29 2026 the one thing no one else can do without trouble honestly how much would we think to pray in our human nature weakness we forget or judge wrongly the purpose of trouble when we see someone suffer we want to ease their suffering and even remove it if possible so we try to help each other the best we can but if we were able to remove the trial then we they would never discover the wonders of god s private ministry and fellowship to our souls as we learn the humility of deeper trust and looser grips i cannot live your life or learn your lessons nor you mine but oh joy we can cheer each other on and not learn alone romans 15 1 we who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves 1 thessalonians 5 14 and we urge you brothers to admonish the unruly encourage the fainthearted help the weak and be patient with everyone galatians 6 2 carry one another s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of christ did you think to pray though side by side we walk life s road and share love s creature cares through helping hands or words to goad the faith that authors prayers though we may commune heart to heart and weep with holy plea nobody else can do the part that god assigned to me only my ears can hear his voice only my heart reply i am the owner of my choice the merchant of my sigh no matter what the cause may be that kindles praise or rue you cannot pray my prayers for me nor i your prayers for you i account for the words i say and you account for yours only my feet can walk the way that god alone secures i but a speck amidst the roar pressed to eternity yet no one else can answer for the life god granted me i am the trav ler of the route god s perfect purpose drew i am the 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