To Keep Want's Wish-list Undeterred

This may look like a common to-do list, but there is an underlying wish-list/prayerthat, in all I (we) do,to be a (broken, mended, scarred and chipped)vessel God's love pours through... Dear Lord, Not one step do I want to dareTo take outside Thy tender careNor do I want to boast, save inThy Son, who broke the curse of sin Let me not treasure any ThingAbove my Savior's sufferingWho, on the cross of Calvary Let me pursue no fonder goalThan the dwelling place of my soulAnd let me crave nothing aboveA heart, through which You pour Your love ...to kindle delight in Your WordTo keep Want’s wish-list undeterredDesiring that in all I doYour Light of , shines through That, 'thanks to God who always leads'Your faithful triumph intercedesFor I am nothing on my ownThen, let me live for You aloneAmen © Janet Martin Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.Matt.5:16 Outdoor chores are taking priority these day!Yesterday I pulled the sunflowers, prepping the garden for the neighbor to haul fertilizer, aka manure 😉on it whenever he is ready!But, not wanting to discard of this beautiful, bountiful buffet for the birds the fence offers a perfect prop for non-stop feeding andviewing pleasure! Sometimes my husband calls to see what I am working on..He wondered, this morning, where today's poem-inspiration came from.Partly from this devotion in my Utmost for His Highest...