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Thought Provokers

Art Work by Matthew William Chavez

RIDE THE WAVE

When you go through a test or trail
Accept it all without denial

Don't let any doubt creep in,
Doubt is like a wave of sin

Think about the waves of the sea,
Doubt coming in & out angrily

Just when you think you have control
Another surfaces to take it's toll

Yet it is peaceful,
Allmost Serene,
It's in Gods control even when
It's mean

So are the tests and trails, too
Stormy waves, tidal waves,
When controlled by you

Go with the flow
Let the Spirit lead
Or
You'll be pulled down
&
Choked by seaweed

Life can get stormy
But Jesus calms the sea
I Know because ,
He does it for me

As I look at the waves,
Rolling in and out
I remember whose
In control
What's to worry about

Look at the ocean, take note
Of it's colors each day
Aqua, blue, green, clear or a very
murkey gray

Water is clear,
It has no pigment,
The color is from the sky
It is heaven sent

Not  all things are as bad
As they seem,
Tests and trials can teach us
What we need to hold dear

Take the time to really think
things through,
God just might be sending
A message to you

As you move forward, like
A wave, be strong
Go with the flow, the tide changes
It never last long

Don't let your belief be like waves of the sea or you'll never get
Where you want to be

Waves come in, they crash to
the shore
Then they retreat, repeating
themselves
Learn that this is what lifes all about


By: Nancy Gray Champlin
June 5, 1998