I bumped into an old
acquaintance the other day
She said, “Mary,
you’re always smiling, tell me how you stay that way?”
I didn’t even have to
stop to think about it
My smile was my joy
in Christ and I couldn’t doubt it
Yet, when I told her
that, she got wild in her eyes
As though my words
had taken her by surprise
She said, “and what
about this bad economy?”
I said, “my dear I
don’t let that stuff bother me.”
She said, “well what
about the killing and the dying?”
I said, “The Bible
says that these times will be trying!”
She looked at me with
concern and distress
I put my hand on her
shoulder and began to confess
That I too, know what
you’re going through
I was once confused
like you
And she braced
herself to hear my confession
And I began to tell
her of my life with Depression
There was a time
when I only seemed to loose
And every choice I
made, was the wrong choice to choose
I was broken and
beat down by life
Every waking
moment was filled with strife
And if I bet on a
race, my horse would not win
Even though that
same horse, would win time and time again
Everything I tried
to build would fall
And it was not
long before I’d lost it all
I turned to
astrology and the soothsayers
I consulted the
hustlers and the big players
They would give me
a word or two and move on
And they laughed
when everything I had was gone
But I still had my
life and my soul
But I was
burnt-out, and I felt so old
And even though I
wanted to make a new start
I asked GOD first,
to change my heart
Then HE opened my
eyes and I began to see
It was the things
I had lost that had bounded me
I realized I had
my family and my health
And I began to
experience a new kind of wealth
It didn’t happen
over night
And many days were
still filled with fright
But I remain in
God’s good Grace
And with God there
is nothing...nothing, I can’t face
And so you see
this smile I wear
I have a better
cross to bare
And now it’s God’s
Word I share
I’ve got the
victory – and you’ll get there
All you have to do
is, let it all go
Open-up and let
the Blessings flow
Something Greater
is inside of me
I’ve got JESUS,
and I feel so free
And I am Always
under Satan’s attack
But GOD’S got my front, both sides and my back
And now you ask
how I can smile this way
I’m just so happy
that I woke up today
And now it seemed
that my words had some import
She looked up like
she was trying to sort
And then she jerked,
as if to get away
I grabbed her by both
hands and began to Pray
I saw the tears as
they began to pour
And I cried too,
cause I’d been there before
I told
her...
Sister I’ve been
down and out
Believe me, I know
what pain is all about
But, JESUS came
here and HE died for us
The very least we
can do, is to Trust
And so, I have a
special joy you see
With Jesus living
here inside of me
I touched her cheek
and brushed the tears away
We hugged each other
and gave God the Praise
About your troubles,
there’s only one thing to do
Give them to God and
let HIM see you through
So little sister,
it’s a brand new day
Give in to God and
let Him have His way
Just Pray...Just
Pray...JUST PRAY!
By
Madamxtra
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