"Sad"

Cowboys have a sad side,

A sentimental way,

Of viewing all that happens,

And back at yesterday.

And if he is not careful,

Those feelings swell too much,

And then he can get real down,

He’ll have the blues and such.

He thinks of all the good times,

And wonders where they went,

He’ll remember bad times,

And all the life he’s spent.

He knows that he’ll feel better,

That’s cause he always does,

The down times, they don’t last that long,

And that is just because,

There’s always somethin’ happenin’,

A horse that should be rode,

Or some old cow needs doctorin’,

Or a debt paid that is owed.

So he can’t sit around for long,

And mope the time away,

He’s go to get on out there,

When there’s light in the day.

I find there a lesson,

When we are serving God,

We need to keep on moving,

‘Cause our feet are shod,

With peace and preparation,

A readiness to go,

Though we all have issues,

If we stay in the flow,

Of the Holy Spirit,

Do what must be done,

We’d find our burdens lifted,

Our blues we just outrun.

It happens when we’re doing,

Not when we’re standing still,

Just like that old cowboy,

Get on with life’s next deal.

“Keep putting into practice all you have learned…” (Phil. 4:9, NLT)

It takes practice to get things right. Fixing our thoughts on the right things must be combined with righteous action. If we never get around to doing the right thing, we will never conquer what slows us down. Here’s why. Life is about both thinking and doing. If we do, but don’t think, we will lose the inner motivation and energy to keep on doing. If we think, but never do, we’re really just playing a sad game of procrastination and inactivity. They go together, especially if we’re fighting depression or low feelings. The blues tend to paralyze us. Sometimes we have to make ourselves get moving. God will bless these efforts.

Lord, help us to overcome the blues, in Jesus’ name.

Art by Ann Hanson, annhanson.com. Used by permission. Thanks, Ann, and God bless you.