The lover of my Soul

I was doing a little ‘spring cleaning’ the other day when I came across one of my oldest diaries, dated as far back as 2006/2007. It was so interesting reading through my thoughts about the way I saw the world then. The realization that I have indeed come a long way made me grateful to God. One thing that struck me though, is my evergreen passion for God. I will be sharing some of my old diary entries from time to time.

I wrote this one on the 12th of September 2007, at 11.30 am, while nursing a heart break.☺☺ I remember I was at home on vacation, after one of our semester exams. I was in 200 level.

Backstory…I had a humongous crush on this church guy. He was fun, caring and popular. Everybody loved him. He gave me lots of green light by being so nice to me, calling me often, and visiting me in my hostel. Being young and naive, I had already planned our wedding in my head. Hahahah. During that vacation, I found out that he had started dating a friend of mine. Oh! I was devastated. I wrote this poem in tears. Hahahaha. The imprint of dried tears is still on the pages till today.

Here goes.

The lover of my soul

The lover of my soul,

Has called my life for His goal,

That I may bring glory to His name,

And all may be saved by His wondrous fame.

When my heart glowed with love,

For someone I thought was mine,

I delighted in this union from above,

Until I realized that he was not my guy.

Tears and tears my eyes gathered,

Sadness and sorrow my heart fathered,

Until the lover of my soul,

 Showed me my earthly goal.

…that I may bring glory to his name,

With the one he had created just for me,

A man of Christ like fame,

Whose love for me,

Will be unrivalled, except by,

The love of,

The lover of my soul.

photo credit; rachelruth.blogspot.com

This poem is a classic. Notice the rhyme pattern in the first 3 stanzas. A masterpiece carved out of raw emotions!

 I even posted it on Facebook about 2 years ago, when I dedicated it to my darling husband.

I am grateful I didn’t end up with that guy because I don’t think I would have been as happy as I am now. Plus my cute son would not be in existence. Hahahaha.

Action plan.. Take a trip down memory lane and recall those disappointments that caused your eyes to gather tears and your heart to father sadness and sorrow ☺. Realise that God has a special plan for you, that every disappointment is a blessing in disguise. Realise that when God closes a door, he opens a window, and most importantly that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8: 28