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Lord, Make Me an Offering

April 5, 2019 By Annette1 8 Comments

Miss Kate’s word this week for us is offer. Five minutes of free write on a single word. Always fun to see where it takes people. Why don’t you join in? The more the merrier!

Lord, Make Me an Offering

Lord, Make me an offering

Lord, Make Me an Offering
It’s what I am to be.
An offering of sacrifice
Of pleasing YOU not me.

Sometimes that offering,
Is making a favourite meal
To welcome home a hard-working man
It brings a smile or two.

I have to admit,
It’s often hard to look beyond myself
Self-desire and innate pride
Make it hard to give.

I have to stop and think
What model do I give
To a lad looking to see
What service HE may give.

Folding clothes,
Washing floors,
and finding chores to give
To teach a lad

It’s not a give for getting role
It’s not a receive so as to get
But an attitude of obedience
A just because it is.

How do I convey the difference
to a lad who just sorta sees
To how that obedience to HIM
Is more pleasing to me?

A hard struggle
but one worth the war
To open eyes, to soften hearts
Bringing glory to the Lord.

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  1. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser says

    April 5, 2019 at 1:37 am

    Annette, this is just wonderful…the love-song of a servant-Queen!

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      April 5, 2019 at 10:14 am

      thank you Andrew. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Fiona says

    April 5, 2019 at 3:55 am

    Lovely!

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      April 5, 2019 at 10:14 am

      Thank you Fiona. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Lori says

    April 5, 2019 at 9:57 am

    Absolutely spot on. Service from the obedience perspective is full of love and pleasing to God. I really relate to this one.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      April 5, 2019 at 10:14 am

      Thank you Lori. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Jennifer says

    April 5, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    Sometimes we think, in order to be an offering, we have to move to a remote jungle or do some other life-changing task….when, in reality, I can be offering by making a meal. Or one of so many other simple acts of service. Thanks for the reminder!

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      April 5, 2019 at 8:02 pm

      you are most welcome Jennifer, sometimes I need that reminder as well.

      Reply

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