God Loves Me

I have not seen Jesus Christ
but I thank Him for His sacrifice!
I can't live my life perfectly,
but this I know: God loves me.

Sometimes I ask, "What is this shame?
Why don't others see my pain?"
When I feel alone; poor hopeless me,
I try to remember God loves me.

Then, if I'm open, light breaks through!
With Christ, there's nothing I can't do!
His love and power have set me free
to be with God. How God loves me!

It's Easy to Be Busy

It’s easy to be busy.
It’s hard to slow down.
It’s easy to ignore 
what’s most important for me now.
I could do what I don’t wanna do:
things that nag at me inside - but
it’s easy to be busy,
for in busyness, I hide.

It’s easy to be busy
and fill my life with fluff.
It’s easy! My schedule’s full 
of tasks and goals and stuff.
And there’s no end to TV shows 
and Movies I can choose.
And it’s easy, oh, so easy, 
to distract myself with news.

It’s easy to be busy.
I cannot seem to stop.
I run from here to there 
putting out fires til I drop.
And lying on my back I muse…
I HATE it when I fall.
It seems, sometimes, the easiness of busyness 
is not so easy after all.

"I can do that." 
"I’ll make that happen."
My time suitcase bursts it’s clasps.
I fill my calendar
with everyone who ever asks.
Yes, it’s easy to be busy,
and it’s hard to take it slow.
What’s NOT so easy is learning 
to simply say, “No.”