Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children;

Our Father knows what's best for us
So why should we complain?
We always want the sunshine,
But He knows there must be rain.

We love the sound of laughter
And the merriment of cheer,
But our hearts would lose their
Tenderness if we never shed a tear.

Our Father tests us often
With suffering and with sorrow,
He tests us not to punish us,
But to help us meet tomorrow.

For growing trees are strengthened
When they withstand the storm,
And the sharp cut of the chisel
Gives the marble grace and form.

God never hurts us needlessly;
And He never wastes our pain,
For every loss He sends to us,
Is following by rich gain.

And when we count the blessings
That God has so freely sent,
We will find no cause for
murmuring
and no time to lament...

For Our Father loves His children,
and to Him all things are plain.
So He never sends us pleasure
When the soul's deep need is pain.

Whenever we are troubled,
And when everything goes wrong
It is God working in us,
To make our spirit strong.

"You don't have to change for God to love you, you only have to love for God to change you" Something's Wrong

Something's wrong or about to be,
at least that is what I feel inside of me.
I learned so very long ago,
no matter what is happening God is in control.

There is nothing that can happen to me,
that my Heavenly Father didn't foresee.
Having known me before I was born,
He's known everything that's ever gone on.

He's known and had total control,
and my surrender to Him is completely whole.
Though God doesn't cause bad to befall me,
sometimes in His wisdom He allows it to be.

Every incident that has ever occurred,
God uses for my good I'm told in His Word.
So no matter what is coming my way,
I entrust it to my Heavenly Father today.

It too shall be used for good,
so I'll continue to trust God as I know I should.
Something's wrong or feels that way,
I'll just surrender it to God as I kneel to pray.

Heaven's Grocery Store

I was walking down life's highway a long time ago,
When one day I saw a sign that read
"HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE."
As I got a little closer, the door came open wide,
And when I came to myself, I was standing inside.
I saw a host of Angels,
They were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket and said,
"My child, shop with care."
Everything a human needed was in that grocery store,
And all you couldn't carry,
You could come back the next day for more.
First I got some PATIENCE,
LOVE was in the same row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING,
You need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM,
A bag or two of FAITH,
I just couldn't miss the Holy Ghost,
For He was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH and
COURAGE to help me run this race,
And though my basket was getting full,
I remembered I needed some GRACE.
I didn't forget SALVATION,
For salvation that was free,
So I tried to get enough of that
To save both you and me.
Then I started up to the counter
To pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
To do my Master's will.
As I went up the aisle,
I saw PRAYER and I just had to put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside,
I would run into SIN.
PEACE and JOY were plentiful,
They were last on the shelf.
SONG and PRAISES were hanging near,
So I just helped myself.
Then I said to the Angel,
"Now how much do I owe?"
He just smiled and said,
"Just take them everywhere you go!"
Again I smiled at him and said,
"How much do I really owe?"
The Angel smiled again and said,
"MY CHILD ...
JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG,
LONG TIME AGO."