Tag: Destiny

Veil of the Unknown

Shadows of light dance

Just out of view

Straining to see the future

But hindered by the past

What do I expect to see

Beyond this veil of the unknown?

Will I see loss with it’s devastating cries?

Maybe joy at finding love

That was lost long ago

Reaching out into this fog

Memories searching, seeking

But to no avail

Invisible thoughts can’t be held tight

Like a ribbon on a pretty package

The unknown contents beckon

Beyond this veil of time

Maybe it’s better not to know

For only God has the plan

His mysteries are for Him

To unfold, to show, and to give

The light of eternity calls the soul

To come, to explore, to ride

The waves of forever

To not be afraid of grace

As softness caresses the air

Sweet surrender is calling

Just beyond this veil of the unknown.

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My Box of Dreams

I unpacked my box of dreams today. I guess to be a beauty queen was never meant to be. I didn’t get to go on that honeymoon in Hawaii. I didn’t succeed at any career. I never built that log cabin. I never was quite good enough to be cool. I never got to be the favorite kid. Seems like I was always the one who was made fun of and never quite measured up. But in the grand scheme of life I do belong. I am who I would rather be than who others think I am. I am just me and that’s okay.

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My Garden of Promise

I found God’s note for me today

Tender words written on pages of white

Promises of renewal and hope

Springing forth as the evening dew

Sweet aromas of love yielding to the heart

Sending into the day

Life giving songs of blessings to come

Surprises like seeds planted in fertile soil

Grow beyond today

Creating the harvest of bounty

We will call our new life.

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Waiting

FBO 11/14/19

Not long ago in a faraway land

I call my mind

I had dreams and promises in place

Then life shook them to the ground

Like overripe fruit

Now they lay beyond time and space

Not knowing if they will survive the fall

How did I get to this place of always waiting?

Why must I wait, and wait, and wait?

Will I have to search beneath the leaves of Autumn

For seeds of faith to believe again before winter’s chill

How will I know when the wait is over?

Will bells chime and whistles blow

In acknowledgement of it’s end?

Can the clouds of doubt be blown away

By simply believing I can survive the storm?

No answers are forthcoming

No phone calls or texts that will give me hope

My heart is programed to expect less

So it won’t hurt anymore

But still it waits, and waits, and waits

Maybe in the morning I’ll know

So I’m waiting for the answers

That will shore up the dreams.

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Pages

I guess it is time to watch life turn some pages

Nothing stays the same and life moves on

It’s not content to hover amidst broken dreams

On crinkled paper and faded print

Sentences rewrite themselves

As promises drift away

Hope tries to hang on as best it can

But tires so easily with it’s loss of strength

Believing and doubt walk together on this path

What will the story say on the last page?

With the final line printed for all to read

I know, it will say, “The End” and close the book.

 

 

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Shattered Dreams

My mind says to let you go

But my heart says absolutely no

I walk around in turmoil and grief

Lost in sadness and such disbelief

I only want what is best for you

But I don’t know what else to do

If only I could make some plans

Put my life in God’s perfect hands

But I’m so afraid you would be lost

And I am not willing to pay the cost

So I wander down this lonesome trail

To give up means that I might fail

To have the life I want with you

I still care so much that is true

For time is not always as it seems

In my world of shattered dreams

 

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There Was Always Hope

Today I have made a choice at last

Choosing to become complete

I will take the moments in my past

That may be sad or oh so sweet

And knit them to my heart today

With the golden strands of life

And starlight from the Milky Way

Keeping joy to guard against the strife

I faced my hardships and trials

Walking the darkness of the scary night

Following the wrong paths of denials

Yet always coming back into the light

Many times it was so tiring just to cope

But knowing in the end I would be okay

My dream knew there was always hope

And, Father God, to show me the way.

 

 

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A Faraway Land

I dream of a faraway beautiful land

A place that is majestic and grand

With gates of pearls and jasper stone

I dream of a mansion that is all my own

With airy rooms so light and free

Surrounded by a brillant crystal sea

I dream of my Savior’s beautiful face

Who will come and take me to this holy place

For He has promised and will keep His Word

I dream of His white horse and flaming sword

The angels singing harmony across the skies

As He removes the evil with its tormented cries

I dream of going to my eternal place in glory

For I believed the Bible’s old, old story

Now I dream that all will heed the warning

And get right with God before the morning

He will split the Eastern sky with lightning bright

It will not be a dream visiting you in the night

I invite you to go with me to that beautiful faraway land.

 

 

 

 

 

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Love Tried

Jumbled words

Fell from my mouth

As I made my excuses

Why I didn’t have to listen

To their voices of concern

For my eternal soul.

“It wasn’t my fault!”

“Everyone is doing it!”

“It’s my life and I’ll do what I want!”

“You can’t tell me what to do!”

“I’m grown now!”

“You are not my boss!”

Oh! How I wish I could

Take them all back

For love had tried to teach me

To warn me what lay ahead

When I walked in the ways of sin.

Flames of fire now

Lick at my soul

I knew everything in my arrogance

Thought I was something

On my own and told my parents so

With the cruelest of attitudes

Oh! How I wish I could

Take them all back

For love had tried to teach me

To warn me of what lay ahead

When I walked in the ways of sin.

“Daddy, I am so sorry!”

“Mama, can I wipe your tears away?”

“I want to feel your cool hands of love

Upon my brow again!”

“It is so hot here!”

“Darkness!”

“Oh, God forgive me!”

Cool hands caress my face

I open my eyes

Daddy’s prayer so full of love

Wakes me from my horrible dream.

I am awake now but eternally changed

For with love all is not lost!

I have listened and finally heard

Their voices of sweet, saving love.

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Trail of Thorns

When my life took

It’s turn towards the bad

Jagged edges of my soul

Lashed out with all it had

Blaming tongue-regretful sighs

Pointing fingers mirrored

By accusing eyes.

I chose this path

Trodden down so well

Not one person made me go

Seemed easier-this road to hell

With it’s trail of thorns

Wasn’t anyone else’s fault

No one but my own.

Now I just need to repent

Of self-serving arrogance

My pride that should have went

When it first was given the chance

I want to kneel and really pray

For God to show me just how

To be a follower of His Son today

For only in my desperate heart

Can I truly know His peace alone

And reach my final destination

This place I call my heavenly Home!

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