God Has Not Promised

God has not promised Skies always blue,

Or flower strewn pathways, All our days through.

God has not promised, Sun without rain,

Or joy without sorrow, Or peace without pain.

But God has promised, Strength for the day,

Rest for the weary, And light on the way.

Grace for the trials, Help from above,

Unfailing sympathy, And undying love.

I have this little poem up at my desk and every so often I have to look up and read it just to remind me that life may have ups and downs, trials and heartache, or be just plain stressful, but God is always with me. The last few weeks have been very stressful and I just pray for God's will. I also think of an old song and sing it when I feel really overwhelmed with life...

God has not promised me, sunshine

That's not the way it's going to be,

but a little rain

mixed with god's sunshine.

A little pain,

makes me appreciate the good times.

Be grateful, Be grateful

God desires to feelyour longings

every pain that you feel,

He feels themJust Like you.

But he can't afford to let you feel only good.

Then you can appreciate the good times.

Be grateful, Be grateful

Be grateful Becuase there's someone else who's worse off than you.

Be GratefulBecause there's someone elsewho'd love to be in your shoes.

Be grateful

My God said He'd never,never forsake you.

Be Grateful