A Poem written by Carl Gooch. Carl is a relative of mine and he has a couple of books in stores.
Here lately I have been thinking I was going crazy because I had so much going on and usually I can handle multi tasks. My life was becoming chaotic and I was feeling like a heavy burden was on my shoulders, weighing me down. I have talked to multiple people on the phone who all made the same comment, “You sound down, are you ok?”
I have been taken over by the Facebook bug and couldn’t seem to get out of the 4 games I was playing. I had google alerts for 5 different topics that I wanted to keep on top of, coming to my email account 50 times a day, or so it seemed. I started a new class for my Real Estate and then was looking into getting my associates in Psychology. Making sure kids are doing what they are suppose to and going to all the games. Whew! I’m tired just writing it all down. Reading it makes my chest fill tight again. BREATHE!
So, I have been trying to rack my brain on what is going on! Why I feel this way. I sat down yesterday and just started reading scripture and reading from a site called More to Life Today. They have some really good studies. As I continued to read, the fog seemed to be lifting from my vision and I saw that I had all these things in my life keeping me busy but I wasn’t having that time with the Lord.
This morning, my distant cousin sends me one of his poems and I wanted to share it with you, with his permission of course. You might be finding your in the same boat I am in and I hope this poem helps you realize where you are in life RIGHT NOW and what you need to do to get back to where you should be.
Saved and Blessed
It is very easy to get caught up in the day
To get a little sidetracked and lose our way.
It starts out so simple with something small,
We take our eyes away then lose sight of it all.
We lose our focus just for a moment of time,
Thinking I’ll do this and then get back in line.
But our minds and hearts go farther off track,
not noticing it until we try to find the way back.
That which we started to do was good itself,
But forgot the reason, and left Him on the shelf.
We try so hard to take control that we lose sight,
And wander aimlessly into the darkest of night.
But the spirit within us calls out to bring us back,
His mercy and love restores the wisdom we lack.
He knows the trials and temptations we face,
And He comes to us with His mercy and grace.
He sees that which we can not see laying ahead,
And He waits for our return with arms wide spread.
As a forgiving Father He holds us close to His chest,
The one once lost now returned saved and blessed.
Carl A. Gooch ~ 25 January 2010
