God Thinking 57 - Apprehended by Faith 6

"Whatever you have been through, it doesn’t compare with what is ahead in Christ.

Whatever is behind, mustn’t be equated to what God has in mind for you.

Whatever is behind you - can I say that despite how difficult or long it took - it was worth it - if what has happened is: that today, God has become your God and your friend.

If you think it wasn’t worth it, Hear this poem .

If every year without your wisdom

And every hour without your peace

And every moment of rejection

Was what I needed just to see

If every lie and broken promise

every sin and virtue lost

if every moment without Your presence

                                  Is what had to be the cost

If all my sufferings that I had suffered

And all the loss that came my way

And all the bitterness and envy

Was what it took to find today              

Then I will gladly take my portion

Of all it took for you to show

All the riches and the glory

                                Of the One I’ve come to know

Excerpt from God Thinking 57 - Apprehended by Faith by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012