CHOOSE FAITH!!!!

The other night I was going over some plans with my husband and I began to feel a little stressed about everything going on. Immediately, I remembered this poem "Choose Faith" which I wrote during a trying time. I began reciting it out loud to myself.  My husband turned to me and said "that's impressive. I didn't know you had it all memorized. You should share it on your blog!" So here's the poem.

Choose Faith!!

Why have doubt and why have fear,

When they won't get you anywhere?

Rather, Faith, will bring you through

to that which you are destined to.

If you doubt because you fear

that faith won't get you to the door

you're looking, hoping, praying for,

What's the point?

When knowing fear and doubt

won't get you anywhere.

Even if your faith,

doesn't take you where YOU plan to go

it will take you miles further

than your fear will let you know.

Fear will only hold you back,

keep you from moving on the track.

It may even shut you down,

Dig you deeper into the Ground.

But Faith could never do such a thing

for, Faith, it is a Godly thing.

Faith may not bring you to that door

that YOU are looking for,

but it will always, Always...

..ALWAYS!...

give you MORE!!!

-Kiley Chamberlain

June 01, 2012

Just a little background on this poem. One night I was laying in bed, trying to sleep, but my worries and FEARs were so pressing on my mind that there was no way I was going to be able to sleep. I was being swallowed by my fears. I began praying, and pleading for Heavenly Father to help me to not feel so scared, to give me the faith I needed...just for one night, so I could sleep. 

Then these words, came so inspired to my mind, as a poem. I couldn't see well (as it was dark, and I didn't want to wake my husband by turning on the light) but I grabbed my journal that was sitting next to me and scribbled the poem in it. I read the poem every day for a while and eventually hung it on my wall so I could remember the truths I learned in this poem.

Since that time in my life, this poem has really helped me to have FAITH in moments when I felt like my fears could have eaten me up.  

I truly believe that this poem came to my mind as a gift from God. It is not my poem, but God's poem, written just for me. He knows me so well, that he knew the words in this poem would be exactly what I needed to keep me going during difficult times. 

I hope this poem will be of benefit to someone. But if not to anyone else, it has been so helpful for me!