Trust in God and Leave All for My Sake

This poem was written after I turned to and read Mark 10:26 while praying.  The part of the verse that truly stuck out to me was this: "Trust in God and leave all for my sake."

For Jesus' sake I left;

I trusted in my God.

And in that stormy cleft,

I held the righteous rod.

For Jesus' sake I followed,

For Jesus, I denied.

For Jesus I left all my life,

And for my soul He died.

For Jesus' sake I prayed,

And God has heard my prayer!

In my darkest hour,

My Master still was there.

For Jesus, I have sacrificed:

Sanctified I'd be,

For He has given every thing;

My Lord left all for me.

H.P.E.

April 29th, 2018

Beam of Light

I was surprised just now to find I haven't posted on here since October of last year!  Shame on me.  I hope to start anew.

Long I prayed for a beam of light

To come direct my way.

And long I felt that prayer in vain;

In sorrow, I ceased to pray.

But step by step, You're leading me;

I can't see far ahead.

But You still provide the orders;

By Your hand I am led.

And as the path is dark ahead,

Your Word, my Light to see

Oh, Master, only tell the step!

I'll follow close to Thee.

H.P.E.

March 18th, 2018

This was a prayer of sorts I wrote while contemplating what my future holds now that I'm in college.  The last verse is a sort of turning point for me -- just tell the next step, Lord, and I'll follow along.  I don't need to know all of it now.