In Due Time
I exposed my soul
For you to see,
I trusted you
To make me free.
I shared my fears,
Set my worries at your feet,
Waited for your guidance-
God, did you hear me?
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Child, I’ve heard your prayers,
I know your heart’s concern.
You dwell on silence,
Not my gentle whisper.
Trust that I act for your good,
As God your Savior,
Father in heaven-
In due time, I’ll answer.
Sometimes we have to just find peace in the quiet places,
Look for beauty in the unexpected,
Hold on through life’s twists and turns,
And trust that our souls will be nourished.
Yes, I’m still dealing with my impatience 
I wrote the poem as an imagined conversation with God, and His response to my continued lack of patience. One of these days I might get it through my head, right? I sure hope so!
Have a beautiful Sunday! (It’s not quite Sunday where I live, but I’m posting early, since I haven’t posted all week).
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for reading, Deanabo!
simply beauty and nicely written with beautiful pics, good to read on the morning
I appreciate you reading my post, Kamlesh. I’m glad you liked the pictures!
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This is lovely, Janna.
Thanks, Suzicate!
Beautiful poem, Janna. I’m learning patience, too. We know we can trust our Heavenly Father. Praises to Jesus, our Lord. Your illustrations are inspiring. I’m glad I stopped in to see and read. Blessings to you, Janna.
I’m glad you stopped by, too, Carol Ann! Patience is a hard lesson to learn. Not sure if I’ll ever master it
Wonderful poem, Janna. And Beautiful images! Brava!
I’m glad you liked them, Newwhitebear!
Lovely photos, Janna (especially the unexpected shock of pink!), and I can relate to your poem/conversation with God, too. When they were handing out patience, I must have been in another line!
I’m glad you liked the photos – they are some of the nine hundred or so pictures I took in Maui last year. Your comment made me laugh, Debbie – I think I missed the announcement for the patience line as well!
God’s timetable is rarely the same one we use. But when the answer arrives, it will be perfect beyond imagination. Wait and see! Loved the photos to illustrate your thoughts.
You’re right, Patti! The ‘wait and see’ part is still a struggle for me, but I’m working on it
Ah. Those gentle whispers. May we all find enough silence to hear them.
Pen with truth and illustrated with insight. Well done
Thanks, Phil! The gentle whispers are easily overwhelmed by silence, or by our own distractions.
That was such a beautiful poetry. Tranquility does make us feel closer to God.
Thanks so much, Largerthanlife! I still feel some anxiety – a sign that I’ve not let it all go yet. I’m waiting for the tranquility.
It helps to remember that even when we are waiting for God’s answer He is still walking with us.
You’re right, Jeanne. Not being alone in waiting does help!
It seems that patience takes practice, and there is no lack of opportunities to engage “practice makes perfect”!
Boy am I getting lots of practice, Agjorgenson! Not close to perfect yet, but we’ll see
Many of us have had similar conversations with God and disappointed – not because He did not respond — perhaps we did not recognise His response.
Just sharing my experience Janna – Peace, Eric
I think you’re right, Eric. His response may not be what we’re looking for. If we took our expectations out of it, we’d probably see more.
I really liked this poem and the way you used pictures is brilliant. God know’s best, I agree. And His timing isn’t bad too. It’ll happen sooner than you expect
I’m so glad you enjoyed the post, Jollof! Often when I look back, I can see how things worked out well…in the middle of it, I have trouble seeing the good in His timing
It just occurred to me that you wrote a piece that answered to Trifecta’s prompt–before the prompt came out! Right? Can I tease you about being impatient? Just kidding.
Did the results ever come back for your son? (If you already mentioned it, I’m catching up on your posts going backwards… hope all is well.)
Haha…writing before the prompt came out would be awfully impatient! It’s the strangest thing about my son…two rounds of follow up tests came back normal, so he’s fine and we have no explanation as to what exactly happened. I’m one that likes answers, but in this case, I’m happy to accept his gift of health
I appreciate you remembering my struggle and asking about him, Sandra.
This dialogue ‘plays’ like a love song. Just beautiful. Speaks to me of His gentle, caring reassurance. He’s got it covered. Hope your soul has received continual nourishment this week.
I’m glad you liked the poem, GodGirl. So far, this week has been full of reminders to “let it go”. I don’t know why I insist on causing myself anxiety when the outcomes are really out of my control.
Thanks for sharing your conversation with God. I share the same sentiments with God these days and pray for love and patience waiting for God’s time.
This poem spoke to me because I’ve been trying to deal with God’s silence lately, but I’ve been reminded that He does listen and cares. Thank you!!
Very nice. I am impatient myself, so I can understand how you feel somewhat.
I keep thinking that one day my “right now” will slow down to “whenever it happens”.
Point taken!
I relate to this post so well.
I’m glad, but I’m sorry (if that makes sense.) It’s good to know that you relate, but impatience can be miserable, Imelda.
This is just beautiful, Janna
I’ve been learning a lot about patience waiting for my house to go up. I needed this prayer today…