Healthy Living
Rolling With the Changes
It didn’t suit me well,
that trying new things,
like an old trampoline
with spanking new springs,
like a brand new wineskin
filled with ancient wine,
like stopping an old car
on a tiny dime.
I struggled and struggled,
but just could not see
that those changes were good,
just not good for me.
It sure made it harder
when the changes came
that the Lord planned for me
when He called my name.
I was disappointed
when I could not do
the things that change required
and was feeling blue.
It was about that time,
(I was giving in)
when the faintest of cries
asked “Where have you been?”
I hung my head and said,
“Living in the past.
I tried new things,” I cried,
“but they never last.”
With a subtle urging,
He bade “Try again.
In your weakest moment,
on Me you’ll depend.”
Rolling with the changes,
not of my own strength,
I find myself soaring
miraculous lengths.
Not sure how I got here,
where I am this day,
but I do know the path,
for I know The Way.
It’s been a tough battle,
throwing out old things
that meant much to me once,
but my soul now sings:
“All things are possible,
even change for me.
When I’m weak, then I’m strong,
bound to Christ, though free.”
I’ve got some new fabric
for my trampoline.
And I’m jumping for joy
as I learn to lean.
And I found some new wine
for my new wineskin.
The greatest change, I’ve found,
begins deep within.
© Joyce Pool
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These words really grabbed me: "When I’m weak, then I’m strong, bound to Christ, though free.” AND... "The greatest change, I’ve found, begins deep within."
Thank you, Treava, for this gift of encouragement! Love and blessings, Peggy
throwing out old things
that meant much to me once,
But, doesn't the load feel so much lighter when we do throw away those old things that weighted us so much? God bless.
Thomas