Obstacle Course by Linette Rabsatt

 

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Obstacle Course 

Don't fear if these days you feel weaker

or if debt has you held down - 

deeper and deeper

do you have a loved one

who has strayed from the flock

don't know if he's far away

or around the block

what about the tensions

you face on your job

you know ...those days

that you cry and sob

Are you just feeling depressed

like your life is an empty nest

Is it about that true love of your life

who took your heart and cut it with a knife

Do you feel like you're the next hot topic

and when people describe you - 

it's sometimes graphic

 

Well I know someone

who can solve these problems

and give you joy

and help you erase them

When you feel like you are at your lowest

that you're tossed in the storm

and lost in the tempest

there is hope for you to make it through

so you'll get strength and feel renewed

gain confidence and forget the nonsense

because in these times of war and turbulence

you need your armor and your full strength

 

So don't give up

and never give in

You are on an obstacle course to win

Put your faith and trust

in God Almighty

and do your best to live uprightly

seek good counsel and be your brother's keeper

cause in turn Jesus will be your keeper

He is a friend anytime you need him

He loves every man and forgives their sins

so yes you still can conquer the odds

just put your faith and trust in God

© Linette Rabsatt

Linette Rabsatt is a Virgin Islands poet with roots in the British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands. She began writing in 1996. Her work is available in her Kindle book, Be Inspired: Poems by Linette Rabsatt, and on her blog, Words of Ribbon. Linette writes to inspire the world with her words.