Life is tougher than you imagine.

Everything starts with high hopes,

But the road is a bumpy one,

And along the way come the mopes.

You will wonder if you’ve missed your way.

Unbelieving,

Spoiled,

“Why aren’t things better??”

Muttering and mumbling,

Sputtering and grumbling.

Whining and griping,

Complaining and sniping.

Bellyaching and ranting

Grousing and raving.

Fretting and moaning,

Fuming and groaning.

Seething and squawking,

Stewing and squabbling.

Wilderness wandering!

Presumption that “everything’s OK,”

Blinding me to my real problem.

Wilderness wanderings!

Another lap around Mt. Sinai

Forty years…

My plan is to meet you through

Your sorrow and heartaches,

Your failure and conflicts,

Your anger and heartbreaks.

Your anguish and brokenness,

Your sadness and disappointment,

Your anxiety and depression,

Your despondency and torment.

To value…

Holiness more than ease.

Holiness more than comfort.

Loving those who displease

Me and My story

Over your comfort.

There is a severity

To My love that you will need,

Like “tough love” to your teen,

The only way, sometimes needs.

The road of life is short in time,

But endurance for a lifetime.

Seek Me and you will find Me.