What Need Have I
What need have I to wander in the path of ill regret
What need have I to ponder what I've lost when I have yet
The miracle of life that still remains within my soul
And evidence there's still a God Who loves and makes men whole
What need have I to share with those who cannot change the wind
My troubles and my trials that they cannot comprehend
When I have One Who listens to the very thoughts I think
Who has the power to lift me from the mire in which I sink
When I give way to thinking I am left out on my own
And no one understands me no one's walked the path I'm on
And no one's borne the burden I am forced to bear today
So no one really can perceive the pain in what I say
For really these temptations that should drive me to my knees
To seek the One Who loves me and the One Who always sees
Events before they happen before I'm aware they're here
Is always standing ready with His answers soft and clear
His answers that He's given in the body of His Word
Both Him Who is the Promise and His thoughts in writ I've heard
And I have but to focus on His presence waiting there
When I take time to listen as I meet with Him in prayer
And let His Spirit guide me from one sentence to the next
Not doubting but anticipating what I can expect
Will be the answer that I need to help me through each day
As each day has its own concerns for which I need to pray
And as I learn to listen as I'm focused on God's Word
To hear the perfect beauty in His voice that can be heard
I learn also to trust that He will never let me down
Because I've learned to trust Him through the faith that I have found
As morning after morning I have given all to Him
My heart my thoughts my feelings that He might take charge of them
And mold me into just exactly what I need to be
That all the world might see His grace transform the likes of me
And learn by my experience that He can make them too
Into a chosen vessel to perform what He will do
Through those who give their all to Him in body soul and mind
Delighted they too have a chance to share the joy they find
James 1
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