Still

Do you have trouble feeling still in your life? Are you constantly seeking control when your life is chaotic? That’s a common challenge for me, and I’m happy to share this calming poem with you.

This week I’m linking up for the very first time on Five Minute Friday.  I set a timer for five minutes, and here’s what I’ve written on the prompt “Control.”

Still

When I have zero control

in an impending ice storm

with my loved one’s addiction

in my children’s future choices

over my body’s aging process

over the secret countdown clock toward death

my worry rises

like an invisible flood

seeping into every aspect

of my daily living.

Only with you

will I rise above the waters

and sit quietly in your embrace

still like a small child

in the presence

of Transcendence Himself.

My book Newness of Life will help you apply Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 so you can understand God’s plan in your current season.

“There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV

No matter what season you are in, God is teaching you valuable lessons to grow your faith and trust in Him.  We will discover what God is saying through the different times and activities we traverse.

I look forward to hearing how God is working in your current life season.  I hope you will join in the fun and discussion on the online Bible study.

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