Poems of Praise and Perseverance

Vol. II

© copyright by Rick Ellinger


#59

The waves grew up around me;

The fierce winds blew me down.

There was no land that I could see;

I knew that I would drown.

My flimsy little life raft

Just barely stayed afloat.

I thought it was a faithful craft,

So in it I placed my hope.

But now the storm was raging;

The waves were rising high.

My trusted boat was sinking...

Surely I would die.

But then I heard a peaceful voice.

It said to look to Him.

He told me that it was my choice...

I could either sink or swim.

And when I looked unto the Lord,

He brought me safely through.

Though all around me was the storm,

His words of peace were true.

The storms of life that come along,

Can lead to doubt and sin,

And if our focal point is wrong,

Then we will never win.

But if our focus always stays

Upon our precious Lord,

Then He will always show the way...

On that, we have His Word.