it doesn't matter what battles we face or what trials we are in the midst of, we must hold on to the faith and the hope that all things work together for good and that God hasn't forsaken us. It doesn't matter that almost all of my bills are past due, and that i need $2000 to fix the transmission in my vehicle, and that i need $1,000 to cover my husband's surgery, and that my children are upset because i don't have the money for school supplies, and the list could go on. i read a statement once, " Due to recent budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off." i don't believe that God is having any budget cuts and i know he knows what we have need of before we even ask. it is just a matter of having enough faith to ask and then enough hope not to worry about it anymore. but, because we are human, we have foolish thoughts sometimes. this poem came to me in the midst of one of those foolish thoughts. when i began writing it was all negative because it was what my mind was telling me and then after the first two lines, I feel that God was trying to remind me that he is still here and he is touched with the feelings of my weaknesses.
THE LIGHT OF HOPE
The light of hope seems incredibly dim
and the future, my friend, looks terribly grim
one thing is certain, despite all your fretting,
there is something you are surely forgetting
it is that the battle isn't over and the struggle hasn't ended
when it is all said and done, your wounds will be mended
the war is still raging and the enemy has not prevailed
when it is finished, you'll see that the enemy has failed
so just keep on fighting, don't back down and hide
because the Light of Hope is that the Lord's on your side.
© christy bahr
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