“Wrecked”

Here on the deck I stand,
Winds a’ blowing
Hope not seen past the rain,
Nor found past the cloud.
Feet bidding me to leap to the storm

Surviving here I stand,
Struggling against the howling wind.
I chose not to be here,
Not to be surrounded by rotten bulwark.
I wish it were not mine.

Plunging deep beneath the green,
Not here standing, I crave to be.

To and fro we are thrown.
Shreds flapping against the unseen,
Great groans creak out the strong wood,
A blast like that of powder
And no more—

Senses awakening anew,
Eyes split open to find
The wood upon which I lay,
Scattered on the wet green more is suspended.
My shell sodden but my core emblazed.

The barricade destroyed,
Yet I lay perched, saved.

Lauren Whatley
September 28, 2008

Inspired by Pastor Greg's message last weekend and on what God is doing in my life.

Check out the story in Acts 27-28...I find it pretty amazing.

Also 2 Corinthians 4 has been such a challenge to me and a glimpse of hope when I couldn't seem to see any on my own strength. Here a part of it is:

7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. 12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, 14because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. 15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

God is good--amist being confused (but not losing hope) and being pushed on everyside to the point of being crushed (but remaining whole).

All for His Glory!
The College Girl