Poetry
They hide in the darkness from shame of their broken wings; angels with dirty faces.
I once saw a beauty in him I couldn’t describe and I know that if he found God he would find life and that beauty would resurface.
I watch as time lingers and everything appears to be getting worse,
and I wonder if He is preparing us for the storm.
I miss what love brought to life.
God is love and in a relationship, if there isn’t God then how is there love?
I feel the need to save them.
Perhaps in the back of my mind I wonder: ‘if I would have done this, said this or somehow prevented certain situations, maybe everything would be okay.’
Then the truth is realized, once again, I can’t change God’s plan. He knows what He is doing.
So if I were able to take my regrets and change the past, would situations be better or worse? I think I will never know.
When you love someone you must let them go.
Sometimes this is hard, not because you left them alone, but because you know you can’t join them.
When it seems you’ve left them alone, scared, lost, confused, hurt and angry, we stand back with an incredible feeling of helplessness, knowing we must not get in the way of what God needs to do.
I guess it’s hard when you love someone not to be selfish. The truth is it is sometimes very hard to let them go. Have you ever thought, ‘there’s got to be something I can do?’ I have, but then I realize anything I would do or try to do (other than prayer) would not only destroy him, but me in the process.
We can only pray and let them go into the shadows of the night finding God in their own special way.
Where did that man go that I knew - that I loved? Where is he, the one with a purpose - the one with a magnificent plan for his life? Where did the beauty go I once caught a glimpse of?
The enemy is trying to destroy his life, his beauty. The enemy is seeking to destroy the plan of God.
And as all of these thoughts go through my mind, I understand he’s only one out of many who are lost, roaming around without purpose; going through the motions of life without feeling. From all appearances it would seem they are worthless. Yet, I know God has a plan and a purpose.
Will you join me in prayer for those you may know that seem to have no purpose? For those who have turned cold as they roam through the crispy wind of bitterness and hurts.
Pray with me that the bitterness is replaced with God’s love and that their broken wings are healed.
© Dara LaMance 04/14/08 (originally written as Never Regret Anything That Made You Smile)
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I enjoyed this - much to ponder. Thanks for sharing!