I Have Learned the Secret

For I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances
Philippians 4:11

Trying times lead to dying times......
an opportunity to live what you profess.
To apply the principles of scripture.........
with a countenance of quietness.

When not getting what you want.....
you learn to accept what you receive.
You learn to emotionally not fight back.....
but in the strength of the Lord believe.

You then become innocent in your peace.....
without demand of sympathy ...stand.
You do not become angry and blame.....
with frustrated wringing of your hands.

Though all circumstances are changing.....
God's Word will always apply.
Do not get caught up in feeling rejected......
but take God's yoke and fly.

Unshakeable peace in the inside.....
comes by faith in God to abide,
which is unaffected by all circumstances.....
which try us from the outside.

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:12 & 13

(I set the label to, "Guest," but forgot to add:) By Donna McGinnis

The Mind of Christ

I started this blog with a couple poems of Donna McGinnis's. She has sent me a couple more, and I'll try to share them over the next couple months:

THE MIND OF CHRIST

My Father in heaven
I want a life without storms ...
Just sunny days,
Lord, may that be the norm ...
No mountains too high,
Nor valleys so low ...
Just a straight sunny path,
So that I may grow ...
No ups and downs,
Nor trauma or grief ...
But to rest in the shade,
To find sweet relief ...
Oh, I will trust You,
And I believe your words ...
But it's heavy and exhausting,
Always having my loins gird ...
I know that to grow,
That to surrender is gain ...
But could you purge me Lord,
Without all the pain?

My beloved child,
There is no love that I spare ...
I would not allow trials,
If I did not care ...
It is because I love you,
That I stretch you in the storm ...
That faith without doubt,
May become the norm ...
To make you my bond slave,
So your heart does not stray ...
So you are yielded to My will,
Without question or delay ...
That you may accept Me without
answers,
Is better by far ...
With acceptance comes calm,
No matter why things are
the way they are ...
So you lay aside the useless,
The wasteful meaningless things ...
So you are freed up from the clutter,
And the joy that it brings ...
So you will trust Me as you walk,
That the truth may govern your day ...
So you will give yourself to Me anew,
Trust in expectancy as you pray ...
It is only because I love you,
That the sun does not always shine ...
For if I did not change your thinking,
I could not call you Mine ...


"I press on towards the goal
For the prize of the upward call
Of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:14.

By Donna McGinnis ~2008