A Sad Story

A sad story doesn’t always happily end
The fervent prayer sometimes God does not seem to hear
Who know God’s plan and mind?
Why He didn’t answer this time?

A sad story didn’t happily end
But a broken heart God can still mend
He said He’ll be with us always (Matthew 28:20)
Even though the outcome wasn’t what was prayed
A sad story didn’t happily end
But peace and comfort God can still send.

You Don’t Know

You don’t know why you’re going through
You don’t know what God is going to do
All things work together for good
for them that love the Lord (Romans 8:28)
So it’s best to just keep on going

What you’re going through may be best for now
Even though you ask why and how
He has a plan that you don’t understand
Just remember that good can come out of bad

He said you He will never leave nor forsake (Hebrews 13:5)
Even though you ask how much more can you take
He won’t put more on than you can bear (1 Colossians 10:13)
He’s merciful, and He cares

For new life experiences He may be trying to prepare
And you need to go through this to prepare
But from trials He’ll you deliver from
‘Cause He’s such a wonderful One.

Finish Line

The goal is set

Now it’s just a matter of getting to the finish line

It’s a matter of staying focused

While running the course of reaching that goal

But challenges and obstacles get in the way

 

May not have the resources to even enter the race

But God can provide a sponsorship

Matthew 7:7 says ask and it shall be given you

Once you’ve entered the race

You may not have cheerleaders on the sidelines

But stay the course because

…they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31)

 

It’s not so much competing against others

And having something that they don’t

It’s a matter of reaching your own goal

During the course

The race may be more strenuous than thought

The miles seem longer

The pavement seems harder

But stay focused

Proverbs 4:25 says let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee

Look straight ahead, don’t think about past failures

Galatians 6:9 says And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not

 

Because When You get tired God will give you a burst of energy

When You wanna quit, He’ll give you the motivation to keep going

If something gets in your path, He’ll remove it

He’ll help you stay laser focused on the finish line

And at the end you can say I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith ( 2 Timothy 4:7).