Tag: Poetry

Treatment Plan

Went to doctor today
Expected a quick simple visit
But it turned out to be a much longer day
Cause more serious stuff showed on the x-ray
How did my body get this way?
As it never showed the symptoms or pain

The possible treatment plans were discussed
Ranging from simple to difficult
The one needed would depend on the test result
For the simple treatment plan I began to pray
If I needed the difficult plan, how the medical bills I would pay?

The results came back, the treatment wasn’t going to be simple
But neither was it going to be difficult
It’s like I didn’t get what I wanted
But I’m grateful for what I got
It could have been drastic, and I thank God it’s not
That’s why in everything give thanks to God. (1Thessalonians 5:18)

Guilt Free Blessings

I asked the Lord for x amount
And He gave x, y, and z
He went over the top and blessed abundantly
Beyond my imagination or need

Yet, sometimes I feel this I should not receive
As my behavior has not lived up to heavenly
My mind drifts back to remember when I did this or that
Yet my sins the Lord forgave and remembers not (Isaiah 43:35)

Besides God like to give good gifts just for the asking (Matthew 7:12)
And He’s removed the sin as far as east coast from west
So, I should forgive myself
And enjoy guilt free all blessings I get.

Old Blessings Are Still New

Old blessings are still new
For over and over the Lord’s mercies renew (Lamentations 3:22)
The things I prayed for years ago are still needed today
Yet, for so many new things I have to pray
New illnesses, deaths in families, and on and on
I would be overwhelmed with a prayer list so long
But the Lord is so full of mercy
He knows my limitations, and renews old blessings constantly

Yet, my thanks and praises to him have not been consistent
I tend to thank Him for the blessings that are recent
However, the old blessings are still very much relevant
And, them I never want to forget or take for granted
So, every now and then, I make time to meditate and reflect
How difficult life would be if I had to deal with both new and old things
So, from the bottom of my heart I thank God
That His mercies renew and old blessings are still new.