when my flesh is my strength

cursed in the world, broken,
When my flesh is my strength
holding onto nothing
abandoning all else
so far from the Lord
The source of our strength…
 
lost in struggles, hurting,
pulled this way and that
When my flesh is my strength
leaning on experience, habit,
Seeking to find meaning
in the eyes of man…
 
burning in a dry place
no shade from the heat
no rest, no place of belonging
When my flesh is my strength
illusion, lies only, estranged,
When we are so far from God…
 
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June 26, 2025
When my flesh is my strength
 
Based on #Jeremiah17:5
Based on Jeremiah 17:5-8
Sermon, “Fear, Faith, and Social Skills”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAWefYFnWns
June 26, 2025
Your Words are my Joy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/your-words-are-my-joy.html
Based on #Jeremiah15:16
Based on #Jeremiah17:5-8
June 26, 2025
I confess, Lord, to You
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-confess-lord-to-you.html
Based on #Psalm51:3 (David)
Based on #1John1:7-9
re:generation, Step 5, Confession, Week 1, large group meeting
and re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 1
June 24, 2025
a place to fill in this world
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-place-to-fill-in-this-world.html
Edited June 24, 2025
I didn’t trust You to protect me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-didnt-trust-you-to-protect-me-v2.html
#bullying in elementary school
June 23, 2025
I forgive You God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-forgive-you-god.html
bullying in elementary school
June 23, 2025
You didn’t protect me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-didnt-protect-me.html
bullying in elementary school
June 23, 2025
Why isn’t God’s love enough
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/why-isnt-gods-love-enough.html
bullying in elementary school
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, Jeremiah 17, prayer, confession,
 
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