Words of The Lamb magazine

Dear Lord above, forgive my doubt.
My confidence is waning.
I’m dealing with so many things!
It’s not that I’m complaining…

I guess I am, I’m overwhelmed,
it’s more than I can take!
With work and home both needing me,
what I need is a break.

I’m pulled in every way but mine
and no one gets my best.
It just occurred to me right now
that this might be a test…

and if it is, I know I’ve failed
to do the best I can.
I’m lucky if I’ve hardly passed,
you see the wreck I am!

Exhausted, limited at best,
I’ve let my whole world down.
My family barely gets what’s left.
All day at work I’m drowned!

What is the answer, Lord, I’m lost?
How can I find my way?
You say your Word has answers, Lord,
to get me through the day.

Where do I look, what book, what page?
I guess I’ll start with Psalms.
I’ll try to find that verse she loved,
that favorite one of Moms.

I wonder why that came to mind,
my Mom’s been gone for years?
Psalm 46 verse 10, right here.
So what’s the deal…why tears?

“Be still, and know that I am God.”
That’s it, now I remember…
how Mom would steal herself away.

Her heart was sweet and tender.

She told us she just needed time,
some time spent on her own.
She’d say how much she loved us all,
but had to be alone.

She took her Bible, held it close,
went upstairs, closed the door.
I noticed when she said our prayers
was calmer than before.

Funny how some memories
you thought were tucked away,
can spring up when you least expect,
but you’re so glad they stayed.

I never thought that Mom might feel
that her life was demanding.
Could she have felt a lot like me,
in need of understanding?

In search of answers, she would go
the only place she could.
She’d find them in your Word, Dear Lord,
my Mom was kind and good.

Lord, can it be you’ve guided me
back through this memory
which led me to your Word again,
a place I need to be…

to find some peace and quiet, too,
from all life needs from me?
Now in this moment here with You,
the answer’s clear to see.

Help me Be Still so I can hear
your Word that speaks so clearly.
Just like my Mom, I’ll come to You.
Like her I love you dearly.

I’ll close, Dear Lord, with thanks tonight
for showing me the way
to find the peace of mind I need.
How clever to convey…

the answer for this stressed-out Mom.
I now know I can cope
when life’s demands prove way too much,
your Word supplies the hope.

A quiet place is where I’ll go
like my sweet Mom would do
and there I’ll pray, let your Word say
the words that come from you.