Encouragement
Years have rolled by
since i was dumped into this valley.
A place of so much sorrow and pain;
A place of meaningless-
knowing not what i'm doing in such a place.
All i hear are noises of loneliness.
Yet, i often find enough peace-
for your presence is there with me.
But, for how long,
Lord, how long shall this be?
When "hope deferred makes the heart sick..."
And then, often, a voice will ask me:
"Why should you continue to pray,
when your prayers won't take you up from here?"
"Why should you even praise a loving God,
who chooses not to touch your situation,
even when your praises touch Him?"
"Aren't you wasting time, reading His Words, daily,
when you can actually use every little time
to think of other ways to go up to the plain ground,
if God has forgotten His promise to level your valley?"
And giving a thought on this,
i realised how natural and practically tempting
it seems to follow this voice speaking to me.
But, if i do not pray,
who is caring enough, as God, to listen to my pains?
If i don't praise Him,
how could i be reminded of His greatness,
or get into His presence?
And if i don't read my bible, daily,
how then can i find real hope that
only His Words brings to me, presently?
But i confess, Lord, it's so frustrating down here.
And i must remind you that
"...a longing fulfulled is a tree of life
But all i could find myself saying, amidst this, is:
YET I HAVE A LOVING FATHER.
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