January – This Year’s Theme

When my sister-in-law posted her theme for the year I jokingly told her that I wanted ours to be a year of healing.  While I would LOVE for that to be the case I really feel God telling me that this is a year that I need to rest/trust in Him.  Even amidst the difficulties we can rest in the Lord and know that not only is He in charge of all things but that He will walk us through it. 

My first verse to meditate on in regards to this theme is Psalm 46:10 - "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."  

Where are you?

Kristin Mazdzer

1/4/12

Lord, I feel so far away

I know you are right next to me

But it’s hard to feel you

And I don’t know what to do

I read your word almost every day

But it doesn't sink in like it used to

It feels so dry and empty

Not the way I want it to be

My prayers seem to float away

Like rote words that have no meaning

I try to come to you with my concerns

But my need for you continues to burn

I’m at a loss of what to do

How do I get back my love for you

How do I again feel you love me too

And that my walk with you is true

We face so many trials and obstacles

It feels like it’s us against the world

My joy for you has slipped away

As if the emptiness is here to stay

I want to find my rest in you alone

For the world is weighing me down

Help me lay my burdens at your feet

And find a peace that is so sweet

May I remember how in the past

You have always walked faithfully by my side

So even if I can’t feel you right next to me

I can have the faith that you always will be