‘Pausing’
In a frantic 24/7
treadmill life, it’s no heaven
to have stress, strain and strife
Because we gradually learn
how it makes us crash and burn
In order to still our body and mind
we may have to be cruel to be kind
Discover what helps or hinders us
as we step off the ‘always busy’ bus
And as we try to do our part
we’ll find the calm of the Father’s heart
is found in silence and in rest
In listening, pausing, seeking His best
Placing ourselves into His hands
Yielding our motives, goals and plans
Reading the wisdom in God’s word
Absorbing its truth seen and heard
Finding peace-pauses in each day
to simply be, breathe, and pray
Then stillness will soothe, fill and flood
our hearts with God’s peace and love
©JoyLenton2014
On a weary, M.E symptom-heavy day when I’ve spent several hours in bed, I’ve wished I could press ‘pause’ on the thoughts in my head. A body can be experiencing a degree of rest and ease while a mind spins like a hamster on a wheel. However, some thoughts are welcome ones and I am grateful to God for the unexpected gift of words to write and share on such a day as this.
Joining here with Kate and other ‘feel the fear and do it afraid, brave and bold, no worries about perfection’ writer friends for #fiveminutefriday You are very welcome and warmly encouraged to join in. This week’s prompt is:’Still’
Poetry Joy 
Beautiful, Joy.
I both love and long for this:
“…the calm of the Father’s heart
is found in silence and in rest
In listening, pausing, seeking His best
Placing ourselves into His hands”
May we together seek the rest only He can give!
Hugs!
Thank you, Trudy. I share those longings. It’s all too easy to lose sight of the best way in which we regain peace and rest. I think God gives me these words as a reminder to my own soul too! As we seek more earnestly after God’s heart then His rest is a gift and balm to our weary hearts. Bless you, friend. xox 🙂
That was lovely! And I love this week’s prompt: Still
Thank you!
Hi Kathleen. Thanks for stopping by. Yes, pondering on stillness is a soothing salve isn’t it? And a great reminder to have Sabbath breaks and seek sacred pauses in the everyday. Bless you. 🙂
I met another poet. I am so glad. I loved your words and their flow. My favorite spoke of yielding my motives, goals, and plans. This struck home. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mary. We’ve already connected as friends on Twitter and Google + but I hadn’t realised that you were also a poet! It’s lovely to share a way with words, poetic and otherwise, isn’t it? Writing is such a release, a wonderful creative outlet and a great way to bless and encourage others in the process.Thanks for stopping by and encouraging me with your comment. May God bless you and your writing to His praise and glory. 🙂 x
Always busy bus!! Truly said. Mind is a machine that hardly ever stops. Only if, good thoughts were all that it generated.
Friend from FMF,
Tanya
http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/
I’m glad you could connect with these thoughts, Tanya. I share your desires regarding what our minds focus on. Too much negativity is draining and destructive, whereas positive, life and faith-affirming thoughts yield peace and joy. May you think happy thoughts this week and be blessed by God’s presence. 🙂 x