Life doesn’t always go as we plan
Sometimes there’s ups
Sometimes there’s down’s
We go through detours
Might run into a cul- de- sac
The road may seem dark
With no sign of light
We think that we’ll never reach
our destiny amidst broken dreams
We let go of hope
Trapped too deep in agony
of hopelessness and despair
Seasons come and they go
Some good and some not so good
But hold on with all of your might
Cling to the smallest flicker of light
Trying times are part of the journey
You will discover your strength
amidst broken dreams
It is part of the journey
He is fine tuning our heart
Bringing us into intimacy
He is building our faith
Doesn’t our Father know best?
It might feel like we are more in the valley,
then on the mountaintop
While our dreams are slipping away
Life doesn’t always feel fair
We get hurt, go through abuse
Might lose our jobs, struggle with an illness,
a wayward child
We look to God for answers
While He points us to the cross
To die a thousand deaths
Till we are no more
We cling to our pain and we feel like giving up
In the stillness of night
When you toss and you turn
Looking for answers
Your fists clutched in despair
You hear His small voice saying
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect
in your weakness”
Surrender to the process your pain and despair
Know that I am always with you
Tomorrow you will smile again
You will know that you are, one step closer to My dream for you
That all things work together for good
to them that love Me
You will look back and know that
When you were too weak,
I carried you
When the nightmares, wouldn’t stop
I sang over you
When you couldn’t pray, I interceded for you
When all hell broke loose, I didn’t run
I walked you through the valley
of death
Time after time
You found your strength in My
gaze for you
Found your joy when I danced
with you
The trying seasons of life didn’t break you
Instead you fell more and more in love with Me
I became your greatest need
Every one else faded in the background
They could never give you,
what you have found in Me
In your deepest pain
An unbroken bond was formed
A covenant was made
and I betrothed you to Me forever
You traded your ashes for My beauty
You choose to run this race
Crying and laughing,
through pain and betrayal
You have found the One
Who gave you His all
~ Ebigale Wilson
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