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Thankfulness and Prayer
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1;3-8)
“…I have you in my heart…” Phil.1:7b
HEART DWELLERS
Some people
end up living
in your heart.
Uninvited,
they just walk
right in,
when you aren’t looking,
when you aren’t paying
any attention.
You one day realize
they are there,
have been there
for quite a while, in fact…
in heart residence.
You think
of telling them
about
the ups
and downs
in your life.
It strikes you
that you know already,
they will care.
You find yourself
wondering
if their joys
and sorrows are,
by turn,
wonderful or awful,
and how they are getting through
the living of them.
You hope they know
that God put you here
to help them through the
rough places
in their journey,
as much as He has put them
in your life,
for the same purpose.
You find yourself praying for them…
…always…
and thanking God
for putting them
in your life.
You thank Him
with tears of joy
and tell Him there
aren’t words enough
for such blessings.
And then, you feel God smile–
because He has known
all along the blessing
this person, this soul-friend,
would be in your life.
It is why God left the door
to my heart open,
the day you walked right in.
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Note from Pastor Bruce: I so enjoy these short inspirational pieces by my wife Carol. Each one lifts the heart. One of my favorites is The Day Roy Prayed. It tells the story of how someone unexpected is able to change lives and see the glory of God.
mmmmm. I liked this. Kinda happened to us 30 years ago. What a blessing your friendship and prayers have been for me all of these years.
Indeed, we have been in each other’s
hearts and prayers for nearly 30 years..thanks for the kind comments and always your dear friendship.