Adversity

We were never promised a life free of adversity

At least not by God

Some people may have promised you this

But they were lying through their teeth

Adversity and all its attendant troubles and problems

Are a fact of life

Through good times and bad

Adversity follows us

Hounding on our heels like an ankle biting Chihuahua

It is how we react to the adversity

That shapes us that makes us

Into who we are meant to be

Do we bend or do we break

Do we falter

Or do we press on

Do we rely on God the father

And believe that his promises shall come to pass

Or do we rely only on ourselves

And watch as all out dreams crumble

Into the dust and stone, they are made from

These are the questions you must ask yourself

The questions that take deep searching sometimes to find an answer

I am going through a time of extreme adversity now

With my dad going through stage 4 cancer

Hoping against hope that the chemo works

We sold our house but can’t get the new one onto the land

Due to issues with retirement pay verification

So, we are effectively homeless living in a pop-up trailer and sleeping on relatives’ couches

But as I grow through this

I find myself drawing nearer to God and the people I know I can rely on

I find hope in the words of a friend

And hopes and dreams again in the Bible

So, I embark again on this journey of adversity hoping it draws me closer to you Lord and to my family

So, I soldier on

Its what I was built for

To never quite stop to never give up

So, I soldier on into your ever loving arms

Hoping to find the peace I seek.