Unexpected Changes
Still Leaning in on His Grace
Jeremiah 29:11–14 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. [12] Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. [13] You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. [14] I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
As I sit
Here reflecting
On the changes
This Year has
Already brought,
Tempted to be
Overwhemmed by it
All,
I am reminded of
His grace
The path laid
Out before me
Doesn’t always
Ebb and flow
Those roads
Get rocky
The paths get
Narrow
At times I
Feel like
I am
Going
To trip and
Fall
Stumble along the
Way.
As I struggle
With more responsibility
And more pain
I am reminded
Of his grace,
As I stumble along
The way
I see signs
Of his grace
A gift from
A friend,
A sweet card
And unexpected blessing
Thanking me
For my service.
Copyright Michelle R Kidwell
January.03.2024
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
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What I Leave Behind
2 Corinthians 5:17–21 NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! [18] All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [20] We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. [21] God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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Comments (2)
Absolutely Beautiful Poem Michelle. Well Done!! And we always see signs of his grace.
Amazing poem Michelle!