Set out for a journey in the break of day
Through the valleys and the hills, I go on
I climb the uphills having set my goal
Can’t take rest now, I need to go on
Although sweat and tears were shed
And when my way seems shaken
I was led beside the still waters
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Beside the still waters, it’s peaceful!
I’m never alone the Savior abides in me
He comforted my aching heart and soul
And I know when he whispers to me
He’s leading me beside the still waters
Forever I wanted to be with him
It’s where my heart’s satisfied
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When all’s going well in my journey
My heart’s willing to work more
Wanting to achieve them all in all
It’s my destined way here, I’d say
To rest, never crossing my mind
Yet my way’s thinned out in bits
And I’m led beside the still water
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Struggling for a good night’s sleep
Fighting my pain to leave me soon
In the valley of despair, I’m all alone
The silence of the day unbearable
Yet when the spirit whispers to me hope
He restores my soul all day long
With him beside the still waters
©️thuamsiamngaihte24012021
Life in its uncertainty, sometimes, leads us besides the still waters. We have various names for it. Losing a job, isolation, rejection, left alone, unable to perform duties or desires of the heart, and the likes are hard to bear in any circumstances.
However, we were led to the still waters in many of those hard times. Our Lord and Savior wanted us to rest beside him. And without that sudden jolt to our daily duties, we have no time to rest, rejuvenate our life, and more importantly, to listen to the still small voice of the Lord.
The way to the still waters:
Our way, let’s not say our way it is God who’s leading us, to the still water differ from person to person. Not everyone realized it was the Lord who is leading us beside the still waters for the time being.
It’s frustrating, no doubt, when our life’s not happening! It’s humiliating or deprecating in the eyes of the world as we tend to see ourselves in the midst of people and the happening environment around us.
Yet if you watch and listen closely to people around us, the world is groaning silently. Many did not express it out in the open. And, let’s not focus on it but our relationship with our savior through the spirit.
My way to the still waters:
I’ve shared over and over my journey in parts of my book called Unconsumed: In His Abiding Grace, Walking Outside the Garden, and also here on my site. To go over again, my writings have greatly reflected on my journey.
I too set out at the break of day, in the hope of building a successful life or at least to be in a comfortable position in my thirties. In the beginning, my God made a way for me and it was going well as desired. However, it spiraled out of form too soon.
The trajectory of my journey took an unexpected curve. I wanted to achieve more. I wanted to earn more. I wanted to perform more duties – taking care of my small family, my parents, grandparents, my siblings, and myself.
My deteriorating health conditions, the need to resign from my regular job, the need for regular health check-ups, and the emergency rushes to the ER shaken my journey. Yet now I know these experiences are leading me to the still waters.
Beside the Still Waters Once Again:
On February 7 of this year 2021, I was rushed to the ER once again. It occurs after a good gap of over two years. Somehow It shocked me when I came back to my sense.
Certain plans were going in my mind as I thought my health condition is getting better. But it serves as a good reminder to me as my mind is racing to start over once again. Before I know it, I was led to the still waters once again. I took it as a way of God answering my prayers and queries regarding my future course of the journey.
Once again it is the Lord reminding me of the promise of his protection in my darkest hour. I believe the Lord is refreshing my soul and guiding me along the right path although the process, sometimes, may be too painful to bear.
Unprecedented Breaks beside the Still Waters:
In the unlikely time of the year, the reeling Covid-19 has given us breaks from our daily routine. It’s not the kind of break we’re looking forward to. Yet there’s no escape for it as long as it vanished from the face of the world.
However, for a believer, there’s hope in these uncertain times. There’s hope in the name of the Lord. The pandemic has jeopardized our living, it takes away part of our freedom. And we know everything is in God’s hand. So, we leave the matter to God.
It’ll be disheartening if all our sufferings are to tackle by the knowledge of man, you called it Science. In this time of fear and despair, it is better to take refuge in the Lord. He will keep us safe in his arms. He’s got the whole world in his hands. More importantly, should our breaks be blessed by the Lord, it will become the place beside the still waters despite our loss and pain.
To the still waters:
Let me add here that in every situation of our journey we were vulnerable to hit a roadblock. But let us not give up. I too understand that all our world easily came to a halt as I’ve been there too much. Let us also remember the rod and staff of the Lord will comfort us as we sat beside him in the still waters.
Despite changing momentum and unexpected curve in the trajectory of our journey, the goodness and love of the Lord will follow us all the days of our life, and we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen!
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