Thanking for the Pain and Problems

I thank You Lord for my tears
I thank You for the thorns and pain in my path
I also thank You for the "No"s and delays to my prayers
and the failures and detour of plans in my life.
I thank You for keeping me almost on the edge at times
with no promise of flight or certainty of anything in sight.

I do honestly thank You for all the above
for without them
I would have not come to know You closer as I do now

Experiencing pain and problem is no child play.
It surely hurts and causes me to cry and question
But if I choose to persevere and pray
and seek Your face for wisdom and strength
the things that seems to crush me under
would soon turn out to be the rungs of the ladder I stand on
to reach the purpose You've in mind for me
and to make me climb towards You in heaven.

Lord, Teach Me to Pray

Lord, teach me to pray
Teach me how to pray
What to pray
And for whom to pray for
It's You and no one else
Know me as I am
What I need and why I'm here for

Unless I know You much closer
I'll never have a clue
What I truly need
What I should do
Or which way I need to go

Because You know me inside out
And love and care for me as I am
I desire to do more of Your will than mine.
If left to do my very own will
I'll be like a little ship in a vast ocean
With no direction in sight
And no anchor to lean on
I'll be tossed and swirled with no purpose

So, my Lord and Master
Teach me what to pray
so that my wants and needs set aside
I'll seek Your will
And follow Your lead
Now and forever more.

Song of my Heart

O Lord, You are my Sun and Shield,
the only true God worthy of worship
My soul thirsts for You
My whole being longs for your presence

Waken me morning by morning
to seek Your face in the early hours of dawn
And be with You alone with no disturbance around.
Just You and me in holy silence
Let it be the Beersheba I meet with You
With no worries of mine to spoil the joy of Your presence

You, the Lord of lords on the throne
Me, thy bondservant at Your feet
Oh, what a precious time that could ever be
For You to speak and me to listen.

Because Your loving kindness is better than life
Let praises pour out from my heart as long as I live
As I walk, talk and continue my days
You be my Guide and center of my life.