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Sacrifice

January 16, 2020 By Annette1 8 Comments

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What can I say?  This word sacrifice offered up by Kate this week had my mind going in different directions.  Wanting to honour Christ’s sacrifice which more than one friend simply can’t comprehend.  Wanting to note sacrifices people need to make in their everyday lives.  To considering the best way to make choices.  This poem in the end result. 🙂

Sacrifice, choose this day

Sometimes when you have a goal in mind.
A choice needs to be made.
Do you choose what emotions tell you.
Or follow now your brain?

I’m making choices lately.
Most good but others not.
After almost three months of illness.
I find that I just want out!

I want to go for night walks
Even though the cold makes me cough.
And next day leaves me winded
A good choice? Maybe NOT!

My emotions long for chocolate.
A good pick me up you see.
But chocolate isn’t so good
For really any part of me!

So I ask my Lord for help
And an answer he did give.
He let me nap the eve away
No chocolate slipped through that sieve.

I woke up with the emotion
Much less intense you know.
A much alert body
Have no fears, it won’t unwanted grow!

I heard from a lady
Who wanted sore to quit
But remembered a call God placed
On heart, again on fire lit.

I mention this because
A reminder for me it is.
A call that is placed,
Demands from me a sacrifice.

So choices I make
Emotion or mind.
Following true
The call placed.

Despite how hard
The choice may be.
Choose this day
Whom You will serve.

Sacrifice

Kate has a word for us for five minute Friday … and it is sacrifice.  You can write for five minutes (without worrying on the editing).  Link up and then encourage those who have gone on before.   🙂  Come on, it’s fun!

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  1. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser says

    January 17, 2020 at 12:48 am

    Annette, this is just gleaming, and this really spoke to me:

    After almost three months of illness.
    I find that I just want out!

    Me, too.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      January 17, 2020 at 10:50 pm

      I can well imagine that Andrew, indeed indeed.

      Reply
  2. JENNIFER K COOK says

    January 17, 2020 at 5:12 am

    Great poem; I could see your actions and feel your feelings!
    Your FMF Neighbor, Jennifer

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    • Annette1 says

      January 17, 2020 at 10:48 pm

      oh, I’m glad. I’ll stop by.

      Reply
  3. Kristen says

    January 20, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    I often long for comfort food but you are right…it isn’t always what our body needs to actually make us better (either emotionally or physically).

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      January 21, 2020 at 11:05 pm

      precisely. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Lori says

    January 21, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    Oh, can I ever relate to this one!

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      January 21, 2020 at 11:10 pm

      it’s hard sometimes to makes choices, glad it spoke to you. 🙂

      Reply

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