The Battle Within

I'm caught in a battle between then and there,
It's a lonely existence, I am quite aware.

Second guessing His word in this prison I live,
Thoughts of shame uncontrolled, seeming never to give.

I wrestle with "whys", when it should be the "whats",
As my mindset rewinds through the "ifs" and the "buts".

Jesus carried the cross to relieve me of sin,
Yet I can't seem to find such forgiveness within.

The demons at play waged this war in my heart,
To keep me from seeking in Him a new start.

If I'd just take a chance, lay it all at His feet,
Faith donned be my weapon in Satan's defeat.

The Anchor Holds"

The Anchor Holds"

I have journeyed
Through the long dark night
Out on the open sea
By faith alone
Sight unknown
And yet his eyes were watching me

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm

I've had visions
And I've had dreams
And I've even held them in my hand
But I never knew
They would slip right through
Like they were only grains of sand

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm

I have been young
But I am older now
And there has been beauty these eyes have seen
But it was in the night
Through the storms of my life
That's where God proved his love to me

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm
I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm
By Ray Boltz
Thank God for all of my life , Lord your Anchor hold !
Praise God !
Jan Bagwell
I Believe

Content

I thank you for the peace that only you can give
I thank you for this gracious life that you've given me to live
I'm learning from you to be content whatever my circumstance
That I may move forward through troubles without a second glance
Thank you for being my strength and my salvation
That I may be able to handle any of life's situations
Thank you for being my daily dose of hope
For giving me the presence of mind to be able to cope
With all the trials that life sends in my direction
And all of life's little daily complications
I'm so glad that you know me inside and out
That even before I was born you knew what I would be about
Thank you for sending your son Jesus to die on the cross
So that many souls will be saved instead of forever lost
Thank you for your unconditional love that knows no end
And for the many blessings that you do daily send
Thank you for each and every day that you give to me
I just pray that I live it in the way you would have me to be!

A Sure Way to a Happy Day

Happiness is something we create in our mind ,

It’s not something we search for and so seldom find ,

It’s just waking up and beginning the day

by counting our blessings and kneeling to pray ,

It’s giving up thoughts that breed discontent

And accepting what comes as a gift heaven-sent ,

It’s giving up wishing for things we have not

And making the best of whatever we’ve got ,

It’s knowing that life is determined for us ,

And pursing our tasks without fret , fume , or fuss ,

For it’s by completing what God gives us to do

That we find real contentment and happiness too

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

The only ones among you who will be really happy are

Those who will have sought and found how to serve .

    Give Us Daily Awareness

On life’s busy thoroughfares

We meet with angels unawares ,

So , Father , make us kind and wise

So we may always recognize

The blessings that are ours to take ,

The friendships that are to make

If we but open our heart’s door wide

To let the sunshine of love inside ,

For God is not in far distant places

But in loving hearts and friendly faces .

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !!

The art of awareness is the art of learning how to wake up to the

eternal miracle of life with its limitless possibilities .