2007 July : thriv3

@jameshump Man-card revoked!

afriad of failure

Posted by Drew Tufano on July 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment

for so long i’ve been terrified of failure. father, how many times must i fail, how many attempts before success… will it always be this way? would you have me run after you only to be broken and disappointed? would you have me mocked and ridiculed? would you have me run this race alone… i’ve known disappointment so well, i began expecting failure. and when your eyes lose focus on Him, and instead become anxious, you no longer hear the voice whispering…... Read More

Filed under journal, writings · Tagged with

poetry

though the earth give way

Selah: Hebrew, most likely meaning “stop and listen” Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah [...]

too many to declare

i waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise [...]

the tide

the tide ebbs and flows oceans roar seas of calm tossed to and fro gliding gently going under rising swiftly lost at sea safely ashore suffocating breathing deeply awaiting death enjoying life take me under lead me home

afriad of failure

poetry

though the earth give way

too many to declare

the tide

Categories

Search