I climbed up a tree.
Just one bird was welcoming.
Truly a great start!
By Martha L Shaw – © 6–2019
I climbed up a tree.
Just one bird was welcoming.
Truly a great start!
By Martha L Shaw – © 6–2019
HE WILL NEVER LEAVE ME
I am touched by the rays
Of a sun I cannot see.
Still, I am changed.
By Martha L Shaw © 2-29-2016
If I love the Lord, this should always be clear to see. If I love Him in private but by my actions deny Him in PUBLIC, I have failed Him. I am not been reflecting my beloved, in whose image I was created. I should then confess my sin and seek to do His will at all times and places, that others may know Him as well.
Just as a mother bird broods
to protect her young . . .
giving them warmth,
safety,
covered with her love,
and when the time comes
sets them free
to do as they were created to do . . .
so, too, does our Creator God
love and protect us
in the shelter of His wings.
We may not see Him,
but His love, power, and grace
are with us always.
By Martha L Shaw – ©2018
Lord,
your great love
your grace,
your favor
sweeps the clouds away
and opens my eyes anew
to the brilliance of Your light . . .
more glistening even than the sun
shining down on me
in unmeasurable abundance
from the endless sky!!
Let me be your servant
that others
may feel drawn to you
and know
your magnificance!
By Martha L Shaw – ©2018
My transformation
mosaic of brokenness
reordered by God
By Martha L Shaw ©2016
Come on, y’all – you have shaken your head and thought
“what gives, Lord!” Just like all of us! Well, He gives!
Ephesians 5:19-20
speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This quote is one I cannot read often enough. It’s so easy to be thankful when things in my life are just as I wish them to be, but when my plans don’t work out, or my prayers aren’t answered in the way I wish they’d been, I don’t always think to say “praise the Lord anyway” and I KNOW I should. The quote both reminds and convicts me because God’s plan is always best and when He blesses me by not giving me what I want, what I receive ultimately turns out to be more than I can ever desire or pray for, just as the Bible repeatedly tells us. So, join me in saying “thanks” even when the answer is “no.” Thank you Lord for always knowing what’s best for me and for your patience!
The sky is so large
Yet we often see just clouds
He gave so much more
By Martha L Shaw ©2016
Smiling,
The cloud rained down.
The droplets kissed the dry land.
Refreshed and blessed,
The blades of grass looked heavenward
And the sun began to shine.
By Martha L Shaw ©2015