Along the Road of Life-Joy to Rise Above

Along the Road of Life

Sometimes along the road of life, when overwhelmed by sorrow or pain, we look up and at the first the mountains seem to loom before as impossible. Filled with evil lairs we fear may hide trials so grave they may destroy us.  There in the darkness, God calls us to come, take His hand.  One step at a time until as we focus our gaze on Him; inching ever closer.  Then, amazingly we look down and realize we have reached the peaks of those mountains, we had so feared.

Along the Road of Life

 

As I walked along this road of life

Amidst the rambling thorns of strife

I felt the pains-like sharpened knife

Tear open scars of yonder day

 

I gazed before me – looming there

Mountains filled with evil lair

I wanted then to cry a prayer

Yet, agony’s silence stole my way

 

I felt so desperately alone

Until a light before me shone

A King who sat upon a throne

A path to whom before me lay

 

And then I heard a still small voice

That called to me to sing, rejoice

I pondered then to make the choice

To choose Joy’s song as mine today

 

I felt within a warmth, a glow

It felt as if my heart did grow

As joy and love within did flow

My pains and sorrows swept away

 

I took a step, just one at first

Desiring more His hope I thirst

To drink His love until I burst

With laughter’s wondrous ray

 

My heart rejoicing rose to sing

As lifted up on eagle’s wing

My weakness bids- His strength to bring

My fears and doubts He came to slay

 

Amazing then before my eyes

The mountains that had hid the skies

No longer did before me rise

Instead beneath my feet did lay

GOD’S WORDS OF HOPE

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.  Ephesians 3:20

 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18

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

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CONCLUDING TWEETS

[tweetthis]God reaches into the darkness of our despair to give hope joy & strength[/tweetthis]

[tweetthis]There is no mountain in life to hard to climb with God at my side[/tweetthis]

 

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I wrote and published Mountaintop Experiences in the Valley as a revised version in 2011 from the first writings I did in 2003.  If you want to know more about the books I have written:  You can find a link at: Book Resources.

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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2017

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