~LIFE IS NOT EVEN~

Life is not even or level or smooth,

Sometimes it goes uphill.

Sometimes your footholds seem to slip

And you think you’re in for a spill.

You may trip or stumble or fall face down

And think it’s over for you,

But when you falter and things get tough

Jesus will be there it’s true.

You see in the wilderness for forty days,

Jesus struggled, so he understands.

He knows the doubts and fears that you have

As you daily face life’s demands.

Don’t think you’re abandoned or left all alone

To face a future so bleak.

Just trust in Jesus to show you the way,

And daily his leadership seek.

There will still be days when you feel afraid,

And days when you can’t see your way,

But keep trusting and hoping and following him

And someday you’ll be shouting hooray.

Our life isn’t over when we leave this world,

In fact it’s just starting you see.

If we trust in Jesus as our Savior and Lord,

We with him forever will be.

  ~Bob Hefner  9-26-01
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