Going back isn’t an option.
The past is set in stone.
Fear, at first, seems our only emotion,
As the chimes ring a new tone.
Hours that passed so slowly during their existence,
Seem like decades ago.
Moments came when I took a depression stance,
When change I would have chosen to forgo.
But I awake with renewed strength and understanding.
God was there all along.
Always comforting, always leading.
I know now where I truly belong.
The present, although shadowed at times, is beautiful.
His grace and perfect peace are daily constants.
I am satisfied and hopeful!
I leave my questions behind, trusting his guidance.
I don’t want to turn around,
I look now only to the future.
His love will abound,
And my faith will daily grow stronger.
I wrote this poem in 2009 and stumbled across it today. I started writing it after my first semester of college. The first semester of college was difficult for me. There were many nights spent crying myself to sleep and many days spent trying to figure out why in the world God would send me to a place that would make me so unhappy! The most important lesson that I learned through that time was this: Being unhappy does NOT mean that you are outside of God's will.
Those experiences grew me spiritually, emotionally, and physically. And as most of you know, I fell in love with where God had placed me. Ouachita will hold a piece of my heart forever. I cherish the memories I have and the friendships that grew there. I look back and I understand more fully God's timing and His perfect plan for my life - it's always different and always better than I could have ever imagined.
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