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Of Paths and Surrender


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I was thinking a couple days ago regarding choices I have made. Some of my choices have been wrong (of course) and I missed some paths God had cleared. And there have been consequences. Yet, though I sinned (and still do), God has continued to provide and my life is truly rich. He has continued to provide in spite of myself.

So I penned this prose this past week.

Of Paths and Surrender

God looks upon you with favor today.

He rejoices that you are His child.

He tenderly reaches out

And clears a path for you.

You observe from a distance and ponder,

"Can I trust that path?

What if danger lurks?

What if it isn't what I expect?"

All the while God patiently awaits.

And you wait...

And you ponder...

And time ticks by.

Later you revisit the path.

It is barely visible for weeds have overgrown.

You turn and walk the other way...

Still pondering

And time ticks by.

You again revisit the once clear path.

Yet now the landscape has changed.

There is no path.

A city has been built

And the path is no more.

You drop your head

For it is too late to travel that path.

Your heart sinks

With regret and despair.

But with God all things are possible.

He looks upon you with favor.

He rejoices you are His child.

He tenderly reaches out

And clears a path for you.

You observe from a distance and ponder.

You approach for a closer view.

Your heart is quickened with a spark of hope,

"Maybe, just maybe....."

As you take the first step.

"This time I will trust.

Even if there is danger.

Even if it isn't what I expect.

For

He looks upon me with favor.

He joys over me with singing.

He tenderly reaches out.

I will grasp His hand

And surrender to Him.

In thee O Lord will I put my trust.

Thank you Lord for another path."

10/30/06

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  • 2 weeks later...

Glad ya'll like it.

Thank you Vegan. I have threatened for years to publish something. I probably have about 25(?) or so poems now. Hmm...I have thought of taking certain ones and making one book out of them with illustrations. Then, if the book(s) acutally sold I could put together a collection of poems book.

I really enjoy children's literature as well...picture books.

About 10 years ago my kids and I adopted a baby squirrel. Our dog found it lying on the ground; the squirrel was probably a few days old.

We nursed him, weighed him, photographed him, etc. He even went with us to Washington, DC.

Sometimes he rode in my shirt pocket and sometimes in his specail pocket book.

Anyway, at about 5 weeks old he got adopted back by a mother squirrel who took him to her nest...really neat story.

So, I've thought for years about publishing that into a children's book: Squirrel in my Pocket.

Hmmm...maybe someday I'll get around to it......

Thanks for the encouragement. :)

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Shellon (and all others here) --- Here's a tip to posting live links here at GSCafe.

I've found links don't link, with just the www in front of the name of the website.

but -- if you add the http:// in front of the www ---they show up as a live link.

Makes it easier for folks to click, rather than copy and paste into the bar up above.

:)

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