The Road Ahead

With every step that I take forward

I find fifteen more to go,
and when I'm confident in the goal I'm moving toward,
I discover so much more I need to know.
But I can't help getting excited
about the lengthy road I see;
I'm so much more than just delighted,
because God mapped it out just for me.
And even though distant mountains
are my horizon line,
the way passes by flowing fountains
and joys like dandelions.
The hills are steep and the pathway cluttered
with illusions that get in my way,
but God knows of each prayer I've uttered;
He hears me when I pray.
And I know He answers, and I feel Him guide me
as long as I'm staying on this path,
and when I've strayed, He has been beside me--
I have known God's wrath!
I've been guilty of looking back,
and at times I've stumbled and fallen,
but the Lord returns me to the right track
when on His name I'm calling.
You see, God knows my destination;
He knows the curves before me.
He understands my every frustration--
He promises never to ignore me.
I look forward to the travel--
I have no reason to dread,
For God is my companion
as I walk the road ahead.