Poem by Coletha Albert: I Choose You

After all that we have been through

I still choose You

All the heartbreak and pain

You’ve been by my side

You’ve never changed

You never used me

You always loved me

You have guided me

You have protected me

When I was broken

You stayed with me

You watched me heal

You anointed me

You love me

You love me

Although I have been broken

Although I have been disappointed

Although I have been lied to and picked on

Although I made the wrong choices for the “right” reasons

Although I sacrificed myself to love others

You never left me

Across galaxies, dimensions, and circumstances

Even over my fears and ignorance

You never left me

You carried me when I could not walk

When I was unconscious You watched over me

And still…

Despite all I have been through

I still choose YOU

I don’t understand as You do

I have no plans for You

I don’t second guess You

I have learned that I never made an error when I chose to adore You

ELOHIM

I don’t criticize You

Because in all I have been through

YOU were right there too.

That’s why I have forever chosen YOU.

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One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
“Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You’d walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.”

He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you.”

https://www.onlythebible.com/Poems/Footprints-in-the-Sand-Poem.html

The Blessing – Elevation Worship

The Lord bless you
And keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His
Face toward you
And give you peace

Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen

The Lord bless you
And keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His
Face toward you
And give you peace

Amen, amen, amen (we sing, we sing)
Amen, amen, amen

May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children, and their children
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children, and their children

May His presence go before you
And behind you, and beside you
All around you, and within you
He is with you, He is with you

In the morning, in the evening
In your coming, and your going
In your weeping, and rejoicing
He is for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you (I know, I know)

Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen

May His presence go before you
And behind you, and beside you
All around you, and within you
He is with you, He is with you

In the morning, in the evening
In your coming, and your going
In your weeping, and rejoicing
He is for you

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Christopher Joel Brown / Steven Furtick / Cody Carnes / Kari Brooke Jobe

The Blessing lyrics © Dabe Music Ltd., Worship Together Music, Capitol Cmg Paragon, Be Essential Songs, Carlin Music Corp, Kari Jobe Carnes Music, Writers Roof Publishing

Love IS I AM

Published by MsColetha

Coletha has several years of experience in communications and marketing for nonprofit organizations including her own. She specializes in writing and public speaking as she enjoys sharing her experiences and knowledge with others as well as volunteering: • Licensed WA State Life Insurance Agent 2018 – 2020 • Appointed Board Member - City of Tukwila 2016 – 2017 • City Council Candidate Position 5 – 2017 Elections • Appointed Precinct Committee Officer 2013 - 2017 • Administrative Specialist V - Texas, (Camp Victory) 2008 – 2009 • Published Author – Seattle, WA 2007 -2015 • Blogger, Remote 2006- Present

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