"I DIDN'T KNOW"

          
        
  AUTHOR UNKNOWN


            I did not know His love before,
            The way I know it now.
            I could not see my need for Him,
            My pride would not allow.
            I had it all, without a care,
            The "self-sufficient" lie.
            My path was smooth, my sea was still,
            Not a cloud was in my sky.

            I thought I knew His love for me,
            I thought I'd seen His grace,
            I thought I did not need to grow,
            I thought I'd found my place.
            But then the way grew rough and dark,
            The storm clouds quickly rolled;
            The waves began to rock my ship,
            I found I had no hold.

            The ship that I had built myself
            Was made of foolish pride.
            It fell apart and left me bare,
            With nowhere else to hide
            I had no strength or faith to face
            The trials that lay ahead,
            And so I simply spoke His name
            And bowed my weary head.

            His loving arms enveloped me,
            And then He helped me stand.
            He said, "You still must face this storm,
            But I will hold your hand."
            So through the dark and lonely night
            He guided me through pain.
            I could not see the light of day
            Or when I'd smile again.

            Yet through the pain and endless tears,
            My faith began to grow.
            I could not see it at the time,
            But my light began to glow.
            I saw God's love in a brand new light,
            His grace and mercy, too.
            For only when all self was gone
            Could Jesus' love shine through.
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