Are you dissillusioned and dismayed?

Doubting, dying, so afraid?-

Of giving up, of giving yourself

To the one who can fit you for uncommon wealth?

Don't dictate the blessings He must bring

For a life of obedience may yield suffering

It may be a blessing to fail or to lose

If you deny yourself choices how well will you choose?\

 

To know Jesus better- to live out His life

To see glorious reasons in spite of the strife

The stuff life is made of is cursed and blessed

But to find grace sufficient is the final test

 

So some decisions I'll not make-they are not mine

Some desires are left to God and His own time

Instead I'll seek the unseen and livewithin its light

Contrary to what in the world might seem good and right.

 

To know Jesus better- to live out His life

To see glorious reasons in spite of the strife

The stuff life is made of is cursed and blessed

But to find grace sufficient is the final test

 

Now may all the stones the world hurls at me

Never be returned in anger- may I always see

They can make a fitting altar for a sacrifice

For what Jesus gives me will more than just suffice!

 

8-11-91

Anthony Foster

Copyright 1991 Anthony Foster