Said A Prayer

 I said a prayer the other day

I asked God to give strength

All hell broke loose in my life and I realized I had to be strong to endure it

I asked God for patience

After that it seemed like everything pissed me off and I was irritated

Until I realized I had to give more grace

Which requires patience

I asked God for joy

And I watched sorrow after sorrow after sorrow pile on me 

Then I realized that even in the midst of it going wrong, I needed to focus on God

Which would keep me joyous

I watched mountains form in my life and I wondered how I would ever get past them 

Jesus said if I speak to the mountain it would move

Sometimes it takes all the strength we have just to speak

I would have to exhibit patience to understand that the mountain would move, in God’s timing

And I had to keep my eyes and my mind on God through the process

Joy

I said a prayer the other day

And God answered

We ask God for the fruit

Forgetting the process of the soil

How can I expect to be strong when there’s no adversity

To be patient when there is no test

To have joy when there is no suffering

Thank You, God

For answering my prayer