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The How(s)

By Wanda

How?

I must have asked the question a million times or more

How could it be? How is it that it it didn’t work for me?

I read your Word loaded with promises.

So many good things you promise

But my eyes do not see.

The clock keeps ticking away and it seems there is absolutely no way.

Shattered pieces, disappointment, broken trust fills my days.

Staring at my reality the chasm between the two seems to grow larger day after day.

I have got my eyes looking at the wrong places and faces.

The how doesn’t matter; it’s the who that makes all the difference

Because you are who you say, I can throw away all the  questions of how.

Not how but the question is who am looking unto?

 

When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19NLT

For surely you have a future ahead of you; your hope will not be disappointed. Proverbs 23:18 NLT

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Comments

  1. Nf1andprek-whisper says

    9 April, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    I did an H poem.. too.. and I did not use the word HOW… I can't believe i missed that.

  2. Joanne Sher says

    9 April, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    This is great – and thought-provoking. Thanks, Wanda.

  3. welcome to my world of poetry says

    9 April, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    I agree this is very thought provoking , a very good post.

    Yvonne.

  4. Anne K. Albert says

    9 April, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    So glad I found your post, Wanda. Wondering HOW I missed it, actually! 😉

  5. Pam says

    9 April, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Wanda, I so appreciate how in tune with Scripture you are~and that you share it with the rest of us. This post reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11 "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

  6. Kimberly says

    9 April, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    What a lovely post. Thank you for sharing it.

  7. Bernadine says

    9 April, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Lovely post Wanda. Just today I was asking some of the same "how" questions. Reading your post today has given me a different perspective. Thanks for sharing.

  8. Dawn M. Hamsher says

    9 April, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    Wanda, Thank you for posting this today. I needed it.

  9. Kim @ Stuff could... says

    9 April, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    The How's is always with us, but I like your 'Who" is what matters!

  10. Charmaine Clancy says

    10 April, 2011 at 12:13 am

    Very sweet poem 🙂
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  11. a sojourner says

    10 April, 2011 at 1:29 am

    yeah, i'm often thinking/worrying about the "how" instead of remembering the Whom. thank you for the encouragement that's always found here, sister Wanda:)

  12. Penned Pebbles says

    10 April, 2011 at 2:32 am

    "The how doesn’t matter; it’s the who that makes all the difference" I just have to Amen that! 🙂

  13. damyantiwrites says

    10 April, 2011 at 2:39 am

    Thanks for a very thought-provoking post…it is not the how but the who.

  14. Pat says

    10 April, 2011 at 4:21 am

    Praise God!!! We are all going through very hard and difficult trials,thank God for understanding and keeping us when it seems as if our trust in him is going no where. But God will see us through and carry us to his desired place Amen. Very good poem.

  15. BARBIE says

    10 April, 2011 at 7:26 am

    This is a wonderful post! Thank you for blessing me today. I am behind on my A-Z challenge but a couple. Hope to catch up tomorrow!

  16. Theresa Wiza says

    10 April, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    I like the gentleness of your words. Nice flow to them, and even nicer message. If you would like to read my latest post for the A-Z Challenge, just click http://myheartblogstoyou.blogspot.com/ and look at the top blog.

  17. Lynda R Young says

    10 April, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Beautiful! I love this 🙂

  18. Wanda says

    11 April, 2011 at 3:01 am

    Hi guys, the A-Z posting is proving itself to be a real challenge for me. I appreciate your visits and lovely comments. May your eyes continue to watch God no matter the circumstances you face. Have a blessed week.

  19. doreen says

    11 April, 2011 at 4:58 am

    I used Heaven for H. I thought your post was quite thought provoking and I have really tryed to stop the hows…it is tough!

  20. Judy says

    11 April, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Hi Wanda,

    I often ask these questions as well. But I know the Lord is with me despite the dark, dreary times. He doesn't always answer the way I want him to in that moment but he answers in his unique way that often brings me delight. I write about this in my latest blog post. God delighted me this past week.

    Blessings,
    Judy

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