What if God does?

This was another of those poems which I had floating around my head for months before I could write it. On holiday one August I met a girl who reminded me of all the young girls I work with, she reminded me of the fears that we women hold deep within our soul. Following the holiday I attempted to write this poem but I just couldn’t get it right. Once again I sat with a small group of Godly girls who poured out the fears of their heart, all asking ‘What if God doesn’t give me the things I so desperately hope for?’ In my heart I kept asking ‘But what if He does?’ I couldn’t find the words to express these feelings at the time, but just a few days later on a windy November morning the words stumbled out of my heart and into this poem.

I pray that the themes you see in this poem, the themes that have invaded my heart for so long and the battle I myself fight daily will be something the reader will strive for in their own lives. I know the fears we girls hide away but I am certain God has bigger plans for us, we have a habit of settling for second best, of not realising how much we are worth and this is such an injustice! Proverbs 31 tells us that we are far more precious than rubies. I truly believe that when we see ourselves through Gods eyes, if we learn to respect ourselves, then we unleash more greatness and blessings on our life than we can even imagine. This is so hard for us to understand Sometimes. I believe it’s a battle we face each and every day, satan’s job is to steal kill and destroy an he does it daily by stripping women of their dignity and their hope. Daily we must denounce satan, unchain the hold he has on our hearts and open ourselves to receive the blessing that can only come from God.
May you receive his peace, his blessings and his love.

written: 14.11.09

We’re surrounded by questions,
Questions pulsating from a fearful heart,
Questions embedded so deep they leave a scare as they vault from the trembling soul,
Questions which cause the mind to stumble and the body to shudder,
Questions that blur the future and drive a girl crazy with anxiety.

What if God doesn’t release my dreams?
What if I never reach my potential?
What if God doesn’t forgive me?
What if my prince never shows up?

What if I’m wasting my life on dreams so far in the distance I can barely see them?

What if God doesn’t exist?

But sometimes I wonder…
how the world would change, if people ceased to ask
‘what if God doesn’t?’
and began to ask ‘what if he does?’

What if life is beautiful?
What if God does give you the true desires of your heart?
What if God does want to bless you?
What if your prince is just waiting to be told when?

What if the reason you can’t see your dreams in the distance is because God has bigger and better dreams he’s just waiting to bless you with?

If we could only choose to ask these questions instead,
If we could fight the temptation to limit ourselves,
If we could encourage one another to strive for life in all its fullness
And support each other when times are hard.

What a difference we’d see!

The world would be filled with women striving for greatness,
Women who don’t settle for second best,
Women who shine the love of God with every footstep they take,
Women who inspire others to reach for their God given potential,
Women more beautiful than words can describe,
Women worth far more than rubies.