Ultimately
by Alma Jones
As
a young person when
I
first went to college
I
knew what my life was about
I
knew what I wanted to be
I
had my life plans all laid out
I
knew the number of kids
That
I would, someday have
I
knew the type of home
That
I would someday buy
For
I had grabbed life by the tail
And
I was reaching for the sky.
What
I didn't realize was
That
it was not all about me
It
was about my life PLANNER
The
GOD of all eternity.
When
I wanted to go left
But
had to go right
I
shrugged off the inconvenience
And
kept my well laid-out
Plans
within my sight.
When
I tripped and fell
While
running my race
I
picked myself up, dusted
My
knees, and wiped my face.
I
kept skipping along
Though
I had to hobble now and again
I
kept moving toward my dreams
Though
sometimes, I was too winded
To
sing my song.
By
the time I had climbed
A
few mountains and labored up some hills
I
began to wonder to myself
“Hey!
Wonder what's up; what gives?
For
this is not the type of life
That
I had planned to live."
Then
I thought about Jonah
From
the Bible days
Who
had not wanted to do
GOD’s
bidding; who wanted to follow
His
own ways.
But
that was Jonah and
I
am me
Besides
the GOD of the Bible
Does
not have special plans for me.
HE
deals with superstars like David
Daniel,
Elijah and the Hebrew Boys
He
does not bother with folk like you and me
Who
have always been free to do
Whatever
we enjoyed.
Then
why are all these things
Happening
to me
An
elderly neighbor said to me one day
“You
are not your own boss
Jesus
has the final say.
Plans
were made for you
Way
before you were born
You
have to take your faith in your hand
And
begin your GOD-planned sojourn.
You
see, Jeremiah 29:11 says that
The
LORD does have plans for you
So
baby-girl just you wait and
See
where HE leads you to."
Yes
ultimately, HE has the final say
I'm
just glad that HE gives us time
To
change our planned route
According
to what HIS plans say.
Though
this day be filled with
Chaos
and storms
I
know that this page is but one
From
the plan book that was
Written
before I was born.
So,
I'll not worry about what's coming ahead
Because
just like the lilies of the field
And
the sparrows of the air
HE
has always kept me clothed
And
has always kept me fed.
I'll
just lean HIM because, ultimately
HE
cares for me; I know
Because
HE finished this story
Of
mine, a long time ago.
Ultimately,
ultimately
What
a word; what a word
One
of the most beautiful words that
I
have ever heard.
So,
I would not change one step of
My
journey as I found the path for my life
I'll
just hold on to “ultimately” and say…
“Ultimately, oh-h-h
ultimately
Ultimately,
oh-h-h ultimately
GOD
has a plan, a plan for me
And
the name of that plan, I call “Ultimately.”
Aside:
GOD Finds superstars among common folk.
Just sayin'
About Alma…
Alma L. Jones, who was
born in Memphis, TN to Lula M. Carr, life's motto is, "Doing What I Can,
While I Can." Alma is a retired educator, who has been spoken of by her
former colleagues as "having a heart of gold." Alma says that to breathe
is to write. She says that while she can write whatever is asked of her, she
prefers to write what her muse dictates to her. She is a successful author and
poetess who, though she has produced three books to date, has two more , as yet
unpublished manuscripts of poetry and the beginnings of twelve more books of
prose in her study. She is currently working on the second book in her
paranormal series, A Suspenseful Paranormal Event, Book 2. Alma has received
acclaim and/or acknowledgement from various authors to include, R. L. Stine.
Alma attributes all that she has accomplished to GOD, and this belief is
reflected in the silver medallion that she wears around her neck and in the
title of her second book of poetry, which reads, DEI Sub Numine Viget: Under GOD's Spirit, She Flourishes.
Read Alma’s Riding
& Writing Interview…
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1 comment:
Really enjoyed your poem! Well done! Thank you for sharing.
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