When your life becomes unbearable
And the light of promise ceases to glow,
When all your dreams and aspirations
Lie dormant on ambition's death row.
When you feel that all is hopeless,
Life troubles just seem to abound.
When those you thought were supporters
Are suddenly nowhere to be found;
When weary from the struggle of trying
And you wonder to yourself, "What's the use?"
You fight on to do the best that you can
But once again, all hell breaks loose.
When things in your life become disjointed
And everything you touch turns stale.
When nerves are on edge from life's pressures,
And there's no breath with which to exhale.
When the road you are traveling gets bumpy
And the hills become harder to climb,
When the going gets tougher and tougher
And persist for a considerably long time.
Remember, it's not what you expect from life,
But rather, what life expects from you.
When the wind of quandary blows your way,
Life wants to see just how well you'll do.
You see, life is really like playing a game.
To win, you must play as it dictates.
If you follow its built-in survival rules,
Your troubles will miraculously dissipate.
So when you near the end of your rope
When your back is pressed to the wall.
When you're trapped all around by conditions
And you can scarcely move around at all.
Don't give up and wave surrender's flag.
Don't succumb to the goads of strife.
Don't hang your head in resignation,
Don't stop playing this game called life.
Just confront your troubles head on;
Face them all in prayer one by one.
You'll learn after a long or short while
The game of life can surely be won.
For your power will suddenly increase;
Your strength to fight on, He'll renew.
God will not forsake His own blessed child;
He cannot and will not fail you.
Rev. Saundra L. Washington, D.D., is an ordained clergywoman, veteran social worker, and Founder of AMEN Ministries. She is also the author of two coffee table books: Room Beneath the Snow: Poems that Preach and Negative Disturbances: Homilies that Teach which can be reviewed on her site. Her new book, Out of Deep Waters: My Grief Management Workbook, is expected to be available soon.
You are welcome to visit amen ministries: your soul's service station for spiritual refreshing, soul edification, browse our newly expanded mini shopping mall or review our recommended books you may want to add to your personal library.
Blessings to all!
professional maid services Deerfield ..Wars, air of AmbiguityDedicated to 1st. Lt. Laura Walker (From... Read More
A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head... Read More
Contract of DeathI heard today, the preacher say: "Daniel has... Read More
Twilight, was now beginning. As forthe sun, it was down-down... Read More
The Epic Poem:A Death in Cajamarca, Peru [Atahualpa, in Cajamarca]Advance:... Read More
What Hides behind the Minute?What hides behind the minute? It... Read More
Have you ever thought about how nice it would be... Read More
The funeral rite concluded With the pastor shaking hands, Offering... Read More
Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
You can show your poem to your mom, your spouse,... Read More
Since my wife and I are moving, or preparing to... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, ... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
You make me smile like I've seldom done before You... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Sometimes we feel hard-pressed, Our backs against the wall;... Read More
[As Told by the Last] King: it was in the... Read More
Explore the meaning of poetry and the motivation of poets... Read More
In the Mountains of Haiti(In the City)-July is a hot... Read More
BoyhoodOh me! Thy glorious days have flown! I mealy noticed,... Read More
Here are three more poems by the author, Dennis Siluk,... Read More
Robert Burns, a poor man, an educated man, and a... Read More
quick home cleaning Lake Forest ..Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick... Read More
As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in... Read More
[As Told by the Last] King: it was in the... Read More
Shakespeare's sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More
Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious... Read More
You are to me my lifeline my security. That scares... Read More
Advance: in Mr. Siluk's poetry one finds symbolist values, sensuous... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Tale of the Brick Maker, Of San Jer?nimo, Peru... Read More
Have you ever sat there staring at the paper, ready... Read More
You can do and you can be whatever you want.... Read More
Isn't that what they say?But what does that mean?There's no... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
Lima, City with the Stretched out WingsIt's an ink-black... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
Lord Byron's opening couplet to "She Walks In Beauty" is... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
Kafka lands resurrected in Crewe deposited by a silvery alien... Read More
A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More
Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003Clwyd Theatr... Read More
Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem... Read More
1) Do?a Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
To many people contemporary poetry is a turn-off. The reason... Read More
Poetry |