"My Promises to God" Inspired by Umbertouched:

My Promises to God

Choosing this life purpose

required me to make promises to God,

and I did—

willingly,

even joyfully.

And then life got complicated.

My plans for my purpose

did not become reality.

Challenges I never imagined,

impossible choices,

confusion

all chipped away

at what I thought I was doing.

Keeping my promises to God

does not look

flawless.

Keeping my promises

is messy

and difficult.

I don't always keep them perfectly,

but I make my choices

in service to God,

even if my choices

don't follow a picture of perfection.

My promises to God

are still in tact

as I choose to act

in ways that keep my promises

with a new purpose in mind—

one I now see

God always knew was there.