This is the first part of a two part poem. This is the negative shade of life where we see all kinds of negativity in life. The poem is further stretched and deepened by the use of same-sounding words (either the start or end of the word). It gives a heavy feeling to it. Yet in all these circumstances, we see how God is still in control. He has placed each one of us wherever we are because He has a purpose. May we find our purpose and make Him happy also.
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There are times when life seems so uncertain
And you feel like you’re so down and dreary.
You think you carry all the world’s burden
That it leaves you very tired and teary.
There are times when life seems just so unfair
That you sink and sulk in agony’s pain –
The pain inside you grows into despair
That it’s too hard to constrain and contain.
There are times when you feel like just shouting
Because of the world’s bad systems and schemes.
All these have left you timid and doubting
Of the kind of person who dares and dreams.
There are times when you only sit and wait
For blessings and bonuses to come by.
You think others will put things on your plate
Just because you heave a loud sigh or cry.
There are times when you feel so discouraged
By how the corrupt and crooked prosper.
Thinking how you worked hard makes you enraged
Not just outward, but inner and deeper.
There are times when you are tempted to say
“No one cares or cries with my sufferings.”
You feel you are so lonely and betrayed
By your once friends - cold and carefree beings!
But in all these things let us not forget
That life itself is God’s blessing to us.
Let us not live our lives full of regret
Instead keep on saying, “In Him we trust.”
Yes, in the light of God’s purpose we see
That life has different circumstances.
From bondage of sin, He has set us free –
A life to live for Him – another chance!
