The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
Out of the darkest valleys or sorrows that life can bring, God remains Sovereign and His Plan is always to bring us good. It all goes back to Faith is 1. Knowing that God is and 2. Believing that God richly blesses those who seek Him. My journey to discover the truth of love and joy took me down a lot of winding roads. Some of those roads seemed at the time very treacherous indeed; but, God had a plan for my good. That plan never depended on my figuring it out or my getting it “right.” It depended 100% on God’s Grace, Love and Sovereignty to complete the work He began in me. My life is filled with peace, joy, hope and love. Oh, don’t get me wrong; there are trials as well. The difference in my response is how I view the trials. I have learned to embrace each trial as a precious gift that once unwrapped will reveal to me some precious aspect of God’s Glory that I had not seen before. As I concluded the series, In Search of True Love; my prayer is that I have helped you to see the magnitude of God’s Grace and Love toward you. Tomorrow, we will begin a new series through Hebrews (at least that is my plan for now, unless God chooses otherwise). I wrote this poem today and hope it touches your heart with joy, peace and hope.
JOY POURS OVER ME
by Effie Darlene Barba
Every Step of my journey here
Through the darkest nights
That were filled with fear
Or the mountaintops
Clothed with laughter’s cheer
Your voice called to me
Your heart drew me near
Through pain and tears You taught me how
To seek your face Be-
Fore your throne to bow
Where You my heart would
Grace and Love endow
Your wondrous Strength to
Soar above the now
The scars from all the years gone by
Were healed because Your
Tears You chose to cry
As on a Cross You
Sent your son to die
And pay the price for
Someone such as I
And then I saw the value, worth
Of all the sorrows
Pains upon this earth
Travailing pains
That brought new birth
To life eternal
Filled with Joyous mirth
For purest gold to truly shine
It must endure the fire’s
Flames which do refine
Or pressed beneath the
Darkness in a mine
A diamond forms so
Precious, rare and fine
Your truth revealed this mystery
Pain is a gift that
Helps my heart to see
Glimpses of You
Spectrum of Glory
Dimensions of Love
Until
Joy pours over me
[tweetthis]Each trial is a gift; once unwrapped reveals a new aspect of God’s Glory [/tweetthis]
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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2016
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