I Asked God
I asked God for strength-
I was given trials
So that I may realize
The strength that lay within me.
I asked God for forgiveness-
I was given wounds
So that I may realize
The forgiveness that lay within me.
I asked God for hope-
I was given challenges
So that I may realize
The hope that lay within me.
I asked God for passion-
I was given failures
So that I may realize
The passion that lay within me.
I asked God for union-
I was given isolation
So that I may realize
The union that lay within me.
I asked God for peace-
I was given suffering
So that I may realize
The peace that lay within me.
All these and more
I asked for
And God provided
That I may know-
The strength, passion,
peace, hope, and love
within me.
Soul Healing Art 
Awesome poem! Really digs into the nitty gritty of what life is about! Blessings!
This takes ‘Be careful what you wish for’ to a new level. I love your acceptance that many times God doesn’t take away our circumstances but he does give us what we need to deal with them. Beautiful poem Kimberly.
It does make us reexamine what we sometimes take for granted- the gifts we are given that push us to learn who we truly are.
This is wonderful and so true! You have tremendous talent and thank you for sharing this with us!
Oh… thank you for your kind words 🙂
BEAUTIFUL! I have to reblog this. I think we often forget how prayers are actually answered.
Thank you for the re-blog!! yes, it made me also think about how our prayers are answered 🙂
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We often forget how god answers our prayers. Let this be our reminder today that everything happens for a reason, and that reason is the true outcome and answer to your prayer. God always answers our prayers, even when its not done on our terms.
We often fall into the “want it now” “want it all” and forget the difference between “what we want”&”what we NEED” Like Garth Brooks song talks about “unanswered prayers”
Thank you! I agree!!
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thoughtful and inspiring
Thank you for the reblog!!
So unbelievably inspiring! In a world where instant gratification is almost demanded, it’s a refreshing reminder that one must scale the mountain of life to achieve authentic happiness. Thank YOU!!
Yes, and also, so much of what we seek and desire is already within each of us 🙂
This was reblogged and showed up in my feed. Needless to say, it was incredibly well-timed and wonderfully worded. I’m so glad I came across this. Thank you so much for writing! It adds another candle of hope to the flickering flames that light my way back home.
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beautiful, beautiful reply… thank you…
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This is what it means to be inspired. I love this.
Thank you so much for your words and support.
it was Really beautiful…
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Thank you for your support!
I asked God for patience…he gave me my husband.
ha! Ha! that so cracks me up!!! so true, so true!!
🙂
This is so true…Really like it 🙂
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I love this poem. Love imparts vitality to thought and thus enables it to germinate and we shall reap then the fruit of love. The strength, passion, charity and faith, hope and love – Pistis, Elpis, and Agape… as listed in 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
lovely. I see this humor of Almighty God at work daily. Laugh with me God, not against me. lol
so true- one of my new mottos “Laugh with me God” – thanks for sharing 🙂
:))
Reblogged this on vwoods1212 and commented:
We can ask God, when He answers it is ahhh different??
thank you so much for the reblog.
not a problem. good read:))
This reminds me of why my pastor says he encourages us not to pray for patience 🙂
I love this. I would like to repost this on my Facebook. I would give credit where it is due. I’ll put the link.
Thanks for this. I love mirrors too.
Thank you so much for wanting to post this. It means so much to me. thank you!
Thank you for writing it. It is relevant to a lot of people, and I hope someone who is struggling can come across it and understand. You have a new reader 🙂
Wow… Absolutely beautiful and inspiring. Love it. Hope you don’t mind if I reblog it.
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I read this and had to share…
thank you for the re-blog!
Loved it. Thanks for posting it Kimberly. Many blessings to you.
Thank you so much for your support.
This is beautiful!! Love it!!!
thank you so very much!
thank you for the kind words!
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Thank you for the re-blog!
Love this poem.
Thank you! I always find it inspires me.
It is very inspiring.
Beautiful
thank you so much for your comments and support.
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God answers..
Oh thank you for this reblog…blessings…
I love love love this poem. I read something very similar in a church in France recently. It made me cry.
I wanted to thank you for your support of my writing. I have been a bit busy, but your comments are wonderful. thank you, thank you.:)
Thank YOU for sharing your beautiful writing with the world!
Oh my, so lovely…this is really beautiful, truly am touched
Oh, thank you so very much.
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OH YES! Heart to heart
Thank you!!!