TREASURE (I'll tell you good bye)

I woke up this morning and heard the first two lines of the chorus below singing over me (you know, like in my head)...then I got the verse...I got out of bed and started working on it...it is now recorded...woot...

Verse 1

You are treasure in my life, Your smile always captures my eyes

Your words are full of tenderness, Your hands are soft and warm

Chorus

I'll tell you good bye when I'm leaving

Hello when I walk through the door

I love to hear your stories

Of Jesus' love and more

I'll carry your love forever

You'll always be near to my heart

I love you, my dear Aunt Frannie

I'll love you when you depart

From this side of life

Verse 2

Your beauty transcends the ages

For it comes from deep within

You give of yourself so freely

Like Jesus, you teach true livin'

Chorus

Bridge (sing 3x)

I'll hold your hand tightly

Kiss your head lightly

Sing sweet songs to you

Chorus

Verse 3

Your heart longs to be with Him

On this earth, you're getting so near

You continue to share His love hoping

All will know and hear

And be His children

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Beauty - Inside and Out...

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight."

In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight...acknowledge (recognize Him, allow Him, accept Him, confess Him, grant Him). I know if I truly acknowledge Him in all my thoughts and all the words that come out of my mouth, my tones and words would be much sweeter to listening ears, my expressions would be more full of the grace of God, and I wouldn't be tempted as much if I just said before speaking to others, "God, I'm going to say or do this to this person or what do You want me to say or do for this person." 

So many times, I do not acknowledge Him and thus my path often leads me to cavernous places without a bridge to cross over to the other side. Sometimes I do acknowledge Him, but the Word says in ALL my ways acknowledge Him and straight will be my path. Sometimes I can understand fully why there is a huge cavern in my path because I didn't acknowledge Him.

This morning I woke up and opened my Bible to my daily reading and a scripture from yesterday's reading jumped off the page and hit me like a Mac Truck. Matthew 23:17 Jesus was talking to the Pharisees and teachers of religious law being like white washed tombs - beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity...

I would just like to look at the principle of this word: beautiful on the outside but on the inside filled with dead people’s bones (motives, thoughts, attitudes) and all sorts of impurities. I'm not feeling condemnation but am receiving some revelation that I soooo need to acknowledge Him in all my ways so He can make my paths straight and not bumpy, jagged, or without a bridge.