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How soon we forget what you do for us God.
Oh how we are so quick to blame you for
the lows that we all do often find ourselves in.
Yet, never do we fully show appreciation to you
for the highs that we also find ourselves in.
When everything in my life is going great I feel invincible,
as if the whole world is recognizing who I am.
There is nothing that can take me from that feeling
or the perch I sit upon, and I feel I'm at my personal best.
When the inevitable does happen, and I fall from that perch,
I feel cheated and I blame you God.
I do not accept any of the blame.
I only pity myself and tell myself that it is no fault of my own.
I tell myself that it is God who took from me,
rather than thanking him for getting me there in the first place.
Now I realize that it is impossible for you to be responsible only for the negative aspects of my life.
I also realize that you would never want one of your children to suffer
or for him to be in despair.
And while you do allow things to happen to the just and unjust alike.
I now know that perhaps some of the responsibility rests with you
when I'm down on my knees and defeated.
However, it is only because of your love and compassion for your children
and the strength that you give me why I also find myself on my feet and walking tall.