Life's
Ups And Downs
by
Barbara Philbrook
Life
certainly has it's ups and downs,
and often our faces reflect these times by our joyous
looks or our sad filled frowns.
Some folks
refer to these as the hills and valleys of life
and their expressions reflect that they are either filled
with joy or saddened with strife.
There are
some people who when unhappiness surrounds them,
they surrender to the sadness and pain and their
joyfulness is not to be found again.
Then there
are those who when things get bad,
they keep to themselves for the time they're feeling sad.
There are
some folks who no matter what the condition of their life
on any given day,
not one clue to its emotional level does their
countenance give away.
When
there's something joyful in my life there's no need for
me to say,
the look on my face does my full happiness portray.
When
things which cause sadness come my way
the peace that passeth understanding gained by turning
them over to my Lord is what my face does relay.
I honestly
feel that the toughest times of all for me are not the
hill top or depth of the valley,
because during both of those times Gods presence is there
to see.
No it's
when I'm somewhere in between and God's presence isn't
quite so able to be felt,
that's when faith must be what gets me through each day
the faith I asked for when in prayer I knelt.
Now I have
no way of knowing what your problems are or what gets you
through,
but if you need a helping hand just reach out to God he's
reaching out to you!
 
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