Poems and Ponderings

It's been a while since I've posted...but thought I'd share just a few random things...

I am only one, but I am one;

I cannot do everything,

But I can do something.

What I can do, I ought to do,

And what I ought to do

By God's grace, I will do.

~ Edward Everett Hale ~

If I knew that a word of mine,

A word not kind and true,

Might leave its trace

On a loved one's face,

I'd never speak harshly;

would you?

If I knew the light of a smile

Might linger the whole day through,

And lighten some heart

With a heavier part,

I wouldn't withhold it;

would you?

~ Anonymous ~

I've been pondering on these verses of late...

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."

~ Proverbs 18:21 ~

Sometimes, it is easy to get wrapped up in your own little world, your own needs, your own happiness, work, or sorrow, and forget about that big world around you. Smiles are important, just as reaching out is important. Graciousness is important. Prudence is important. Discretion is important.

I ran upon this verse the other day, and it really sent me for a loop. Though it seems to be paralleling the first part against the second part, it was another reminder for me to (through God's grace) work on becoming a woman of prudence. I am so grateful for those mentors and encouragers in my life!

"House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD."

~Proverbs 19:14 ~

What about you? What is God teaching you right now?