Don't be afraid!

 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee

with the right hand of my righteousness” Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, I’m with you always,

It is I, be not afraid!”

Our dear Shepherd goes before us,

So how can we be dismayed?

Through many trials we travel

Which are truly hard to bear,

Yet this our blessed consolation,

We’re safe within His care.

Working together for our good,

“ALL THINGS” His Word declares,

He knows the smallest detail of

Our everyday affairs.

With us to guide, encourage,

Our weary hearts to cheer;

Who can comfort us like Jesus,

In times of doubts and fear!

“ Thank you dear Blessed Saviour,

For Thy presence day by day,

Bringing us in victory through

Life’s rough and weary way.

Keeping us from falling,

Until one day, by grace,

Thou wilt present us faultless,

With great joy, to see Thy face”

Shirley Hirst

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling,

and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,

both now and ever"      Jude 24-25

A lifetime!

     

When I was a child I won a prize in a coloring competition, and it was a very useful

fountain pen (we had to do with all those messy ink bottles to refill pens back then!)

On the packaging it came in were the words "BUILT TO LAST A LIFETIME" the

words "a lifetime" made a deep impression on me, and made me think how precious life

is because we only have ONE life. (sadly someone stole the pen when I had taken it to

school but the lesson it taught me was far more valuable than the pen, even though it

did have a gold nib!

 “Now my days are swifter than a post.. they are passed away

the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the pray”  Job 9:26

                                 "So teach us to number our days

                    that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"     Psalm 99:10

                           

A LIFETIME

When I was just a little girl,

These words meant much to me;

Life is but short the truth they taught,

Soon comes eternity!

"A lifetime", a word with meaning deep,

Upon it, I would ponder,

This simple phrase spans all the days

We here on earth must wander.

A time to be born and a time to die,

As comes one, so the other

Affecting all, both great and small,

Son, daughter, Father, Mother.

"A lifetime" O how precious are

Those hours, days, weeks, and years

        Which all must fill with good or ill,

     love, joy, trials, and tears.

A time to plant and a time to sow

A harvest to reap one day,

Time ticks by, how its moments fly,

Silently slipping away!

"A lifetime", time to seek our God,

Who for lost sinners gave

The Beloved one His only Son

Who triumphed o'er the grave.

The Holy Spirit caused my soul

To Christ the Saviour fly,

Desiring grace to run life's race,

For Him to live and die.

"A lifetime" in His service spent,

No less could one require;

My Lord I'll praise throughout my days

For granting this desire.

Once was I young and now am old,

Life here will soon be ending,

My Lord I’ll see, and with him be

Eternal ages spending.

“A lifetime” almost passed and I

Rejoice in sins forgiven.

I pray that you, dear reader too,

Share this blessed hope of haven.

Shirley Hirst

The most important Book

My Bible and I

How the time passes, swift the years fly,

Still we travel together my Bible and I.

Truth shining brightly from every page,

Guide of my youth, cheer of old age.

Growing more precious each passing day,

Light on my path, directing my way.

Armour for warfare, my song in the night,

Upholding me daily, my souls true delight.

My Bible and I never parted shall be

Until that glad day when the Author I see.

Slirley Hirst

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him as of God"

James 1:5

”That which I see not teach thou me"

Job 34: 52

TEACH ME

  "That which I see not teach Thou me,

Wisdom I pray Thee Lord impart;

More like my Saviour I long to be,

Instruct my eager and waiting heart

In grace and wisdom day by day

Grant dear Master that I may grow.

Thyself, the Truth the Life, the Way

Through the pages of Scripture show"

Shirley Hirst

Then opened he their understanding'

Luke 24:45

Christ Jesus, who of God is made

unto us wisdom...'     1 Corinthians 1:30

Grace to help in time of need

“God shall supply all your need according to his

riches in glory by Christ Jesus"  Philippians 4:19

GRACE TO HELP IN TIME OF NEED

We cannot be helped by yesterday’s grace,

When trials of life today we must face;

Now is the need, and nor can we borrow

From the supply God has planned for tomorrow.

Moment by moment resources He’ll give,

So we shall be able for Him to live.

Then let us be patient, for when comes the task

Help will be given, what more can we ask!

With quiet calm assurance we can rely

On a fountain which never, no never runs dry

“Dear Lord it is truly so blessed to see that

All our resources indeed are in Thee.

The hand the world upholds, supports me still,

keeping me from harm and danger now until

I see my blessed Lord, Thy precious face,

To rest forever rest in Thy love and grace”

Shirley Hirst

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help

in time of need” Hebrews 4:16

Bloom where you are planted!

WAYSIDE FLOWERS 

 

                In their fresh and natural beauty 

           wildflowers abound,

    Plants springing up with vigor in 

uncultivated ground.

   On rough parched places full of stones, 

they thrive!

      In ditches dark beneath the trees, 

     still they survive!

       Through paving cracks on city ways 

      wildflowers spring,

      To cliffs and rocky mountain face

     they tightly cling!

       God makes each one bloom brightly

     in the appointed place

       We too may blossom where we are

       just by His grace!

      Take courage therefore Christian 

  if your lot

   Is service in a hard, rough, dark

    and lonely spot.

 Wildflowers in harsh conditions flourish,

 so can you,

      God will enable you to grow and 

       PROSPER TOO!

      Shirley Hirst

Perhaps we may feel that we bloom alone where nobody sees or takes any notice of us, but have you thought that our Wonderful Creator God will have plants bloom on the top of mountains, in deserts and rocky crags, in forests where nobody sees them but His eye is upon them!

What a joy to be able by grace to bloom for HIM, if pleasing our dear Lord is our true delight, we are surely truly blessed indeed.

So soon will come the day when we time will give place to eternity, and those who know and love Him shall "awake with His likeness" and be truly and eternally satisfied.

"As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness"   Psalm 17:15 

Have you lost a loved one?

Safe Home

 Safe Home at last my sweetheart,

You’ve reached the Heavenly Shore:

Gone on before dear loved one,

To suffer and grieve no more.

Thank you for the blessing

You’ve been through all these years,

As we’ve traveled on together

Through this world’s trials and tears.

There have been days when sunshine

Gave place to storm and rain,

And always there’s been grace & strength

To us both sustain.

We’ll soon to be reunited

When Christ Jesus calls for me.

How eagerly I’m waiting,

What a day that’s going to be!

It’s not “goodbye” my dearest,

But only just “goodnight”

I’ll see you in the morning,

In the realms of glory bright.

Then in the twinkling of an eye,

Our bodies raised shall be,

To join our ransomed spirits

For all eternity!

O blessed wondrous Saviour,

Who died on Calvary,

That we cleansed and forgiven,

Might with Thee, like Thee be.

Joining Thy blood bought children,

And the angelic throng,

To spend eternal ages

In thanksgiving, praise and song!

 Shirley Hirst

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: 

I shall be satisfied when I awake, with thy likeness. 

 Psalm 17:15

Please use this if it fits your situation, in the places shown in bold text 

you could add the name of  YOUR LOVED ONE, as I did originally for my beloved husband David, who suffered so much through many years, and though I miss him more than I can say, yet thank our dear Lord so much for taking him at just the right time, and how blessed to know we shall meet again in God's good time, never to be parted again!

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