Life

My life did not turn out the way I envisioned it as a child or even as an immature adult. I had some pretty egotistical ideas.  Now, I have to chuckle at all those grandiose dreams of fame and fortune.  For it…life, that is…turned out better than all of my selfish delusions. 

Trial and error is one way to figure life out, or you can just follow God’s rules to achieve the peace and joy that is our real goal.  From experience I can unequivocally say the latter method is easier than the former method.  For instance…I can remember all the self-centered reasons I had for getting married.  Fortunately God talks to me and He straightened out my thinking on that issue.  The difficult part is that God uses my wife’s voice most of the time when he talks to me.  And as much as I hate to hear the truth somewhere deep down inside I know…I know it’s the truth. 

Personally, I prefer my truth sugarcoated and easy on the nagging.   But I have to reassure myself that God knows what he is doing and I need to just listen and comply.

Thank you, Lord Jesus;

For my guardian angel mate,

Who knows what’s best for my fate.

Thanks for telling me before it’s too late.

And for so much more, I can’t ignore.

I thank you each night before I snore.

Hoping we will meet on that celestial shore.

You came to save me from myself.

Even though I am a spiritual elf.

This is a truth I cannot shelf.

Nailed to a tree just for me,

So this should be my only plea,

Which I make on bended knee.

Now when it comes to eternity,

It would fill my heart with glee

That I should spent the time with Thee

Amen.