New Inspirations
Inspirations of Grace
May these encourage and strengthen you and continue to
reveal the presence of the Lord to you
The e-mail said her friend’s husband had died in an accident. When
cruel realities of this world take away a loved one, how do we fill the
emptiness inside? Where does our hope and help come from? How do
we fill the loss in our lives?  When we place our faith and trust in God,
we trust in things unseen. We trust in His future for us. Each moment
and circumstance in our lives are but stopping points in a journey to
eternity. While we are subject to all the frailties and emotional
responses of man, we take hope in Christ’s victory on the Cross for
our future. We can live in the promises of this hope knowing He walks
with us with each beat of our hearts through every trial life brings our
way.

Desperately

If life is like a flower, mine has withered and died
My tears they flow like rivers, can’t open my eyes
No song can fill my heart, there is nothing to sing
Sorrow hovers over me and everything

This cruel world, it steals away my love
My world, my life, my hope, flowing out to sea
I thirst for love, I thirst for Your embrace
I yearn for peace, I yearn for Your loving face

Can I lift my eyes?
Heavy laden with tears
Can I lift my heart?
I can’t even start

I need You so, so desperately
I need You now, I need Your touch
I need Your strength, I need Your hand
I just have to understand

But I trust in You, how I trust in You
Father of Mercy, Father of Grace
With all these mixed emotions
I cling to my heart’s devotion

This season of my life will come to pass
You will lead me through the valley
Lead me from my misery, hurt and pain
So someday I can hear this refrain

When I needed You so desperately
You reached out with Your loving touch
You held me with your strong, strong hand
Until I could understand

How my trust in You carried me
You wiped away my tears, shed my fears
Restored my hope, my love, my heart
For eternity, we will never be apart

© Clyde Watanabe 2 08 09

Reader comment:

Thanks for a touching poem Clyde...I lost my husband suddenly
almost 2 years ago, and I assure you, without God's sustaining grace,
the scenario would have been unimaginable! The Lord dispensed
composure and peace throughout that time, and continues to lead me
daily...I can only attest to the fact that without God's grace, I would
have been unable to carry on with a sound mind! I'm facing other
ordeals in my life now, but once again, God's grace is sufficent and He
is in control. Thanks for sharing a strong message...Faith must be put
into action so God can reach out and touch us. Thanks for sharing.
God Bless you....
Can't Change Forever

Do I really have to open my eyes?
Do I really have to give up this moment?
Do I really have to let go of this dream?

Oh why, oh why can't I have my own way?
I can change whatever I want in this dream
I can change this moment
I can change this ending
I can change the story
But I can't change forever

I can run away and hide
Chase rainbows and treasures
with endless dreams
But I can't change forever

No matter how the story goes
Doesn't even matter if anyone knows
I am in control
It's my story now
But I still don't know how
But I can't change forever

'Cause I have to open my eyes
and land with my feet on the ground
and live in this world that surrounds me
How can I know my story's ending?
Can I even know forever?
Can I see beyond forever?

Did I really have to open my eyes?
Do I really have to give up this moment?
Do I really have to let go of this dream?

What can give me a glimpse of forever?
What can give me something to hold on to?
When I open my eyes
Can I even know forever?

© Clyde Watanabe 2 28 09

For those who claim Jesus as their savior, God opens their eyes and
hearts to forever.  We live moment to moment, but do not have to live
wondering what our future is.  God, our creator was present before
our concept of time and loved us before we were ever born.  Our
hopes live in our hearts today as eternity has embraced us through
Christ.  We can already live in the presence of His love, grace, and
purposes.