By Faith©

This writing was triggered by a girlfriend and I talking about our lives, and how differently we imagined them to be as compared to what they had become. Sometimes I feel my life's path is so far off the beaten trail that I don't recognize where I was before now. Life is strange right? And if someone had told me 5, 10 or 20 years ago that my life would be what it is now, I would not have believed them. My temper was so hot 20 years ago I probably would have taken a punch at them! lol But while the journey looks different, I relish who and where I am at this moment......

Wow
I look at my life
This isn't the way I saw my life
I saw it so very differently
I had many other plans
But God saw differently too
and he changed my life's course
So now I'm stepping out
Moving along on an unfamiliar path
Reaching out as far as I can see
and allowing my faith to take me the rest of the way
The first step was so hard
but God granted me courage to continue forward
And no matter how much
I doubt
or question
or fear creeps in
Even when things don't feel right
By faith
God helps me to keep moving forward
By faith
God helps make a way for me even in troubled times
By faith
Although my life is different
I'm still here!
Still happy!
Still complete!
By faith
I'll trust that this life is better
For I am better
By faith
I'll keep going along on this journey
because I humbly, prayerfully know who guides me
and his belief in me never falters
By faith
My life is in his hands.....