Gotta get this off my chest
Could be praying for something
That may not be in my best
Interest
Could be praying for something
That may not be God’s will
Could be hoping for something
That may not be for me
If what I want doesn’t come
Then how dare I get angry
Blame God for not doing what I wanted
Blame God for the bad
Blame God for the things that make me mad
That disappoints me or doesn’t come
How can I get mad at The One
Where all help comes from
Not receiving what I want
May be disappointing
But I got to understand
The blessing in the wait
Because when it comes into view
I’ll probably appreciate
Why I had to wait a year or two
Everything’s always easier said than done
Because I’m not Job
But as I sit and I think
And I sleep and I wake
And I think and contemplate some more
As I rest my head in the palm of my hand
Trying to pursue and obtain
I’m starting to consider the possibility
Of me thinking with the wrong brain
My waiting may be long
But it would be wrong
To be jealous of someone’s success
Hoping you were where they are at
Wondering why you aren’t there
Wondering why all the time
People can preach about waiting
Until it’s them that’s waiting
It’s always easy when it isn’t you
When you aren’t going through
It’s always easy after the fact
When you’ve got your joy back
But what if what I want ain’t for me
What if God’s trying to tell me something
That there’s something greater
And better in store
That I could be waiting
For so much more
Than I can fathom, than I can imagine
That my trust and my faith are being tested
That the lesson here is
Time should be invested
In Jesus whether I am waiting or not
And while I got it on my brain
Poems are gonna overlap
With almost the same words
Or the same message
Because emotions overlap
Because Satan sets a lot of traps
And I don’t want to
Fall for ‘em like a sap
I know I’ve got to close the gap
Between God and I
As I continue to run toward Him
Although it feels like I’m
On a treadmill
Going nowhere
The key to unlock misery
Is none other than prayer
But how do you let it go
When what you want
Ain’t for you, you know?
I trust God
Knows what He’s doing
Because He’s God for one thing
And because I should
I can almost guess
If I let impatience get the best
Of me
There’s a strong possibility
That after jumping the gun
And doing my own thing
A short time later
I’ll probably be
Begging the Creator
To get me out of the mess
I got myself in
Because I didn’t want to wait
To the very end
Because I didn’t think
God had nothing great
For me
When He actually did
So with that
I’m gonna shut my lid
Continue to contemplate
Pray and learn how to wait
While working to enhance and advance
My faith

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