Is There Any Hope After You Have Messed up Your Life? Read this Poem

This is a poem from my book, THIS DAWN IS A PLACE OF HOPE.

WHY DID I WRITE THIS POEM

We all make bad or poor decisions and are trapped in regrettable situations, but hope exists. God has a plan and more than just a plan; He has a desire, a longing, and a loving aspiration for you. I wanted to give the reader hope that even though we mess things up, He wants it all to be a blessing. I wanted to say, "Yes, we make mistakes, but that is not the end; God's purpose for you has not changed, and His will for you is still for your best blessing." 

THE TITLE

YOUR DESTINATION is a phrase that suggests the ultimate end of a journey, but the point is not the ultimate end but the ultimate purpose. The subtitle that it is a Poem of the Wind-Maker reminds us that it is all about God. 

THE STRUCTURE

The poem is 24 lines long. Most of the lines in this poem are six beats, but a few are longer to emphasize different points.   

    YOUR DESTINATION

    A Poem of the Wind-Maker

    From before the first lights,

    God meant for you to be

    Like a beautiful ship

    With beauteous graceful lines.

    You should glide across seas

    To find the sunny ports.

    But your charts mislead you

    With vain calculations.

    Now your sails hang limp

    Like a useless ghost

    Over a stagnant sea.

    He who made the North Star

    Would be your true compass.

    He waits for you to trust in Him

    So that He Who Holds Winds,

    May send His steady breeze.

    Give to Him the tiller,

    And

    He will take you across

    The night cast starry waves

    To His harbor of joy,

    A place of rest and peace,

    And there you will always

    Face the dawn.

THE SCRIPTURE

Illustration for the Poem, Your Destination

As in all my poems, God's Word is at the heart of it. The scripture I chose to close this page was Psalm 73:26 

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26, ESV

THE ILLUSTRATION

I drew a picture of a bot in a harbor with the sun rising behind it and the Dawnstar in the sky. 

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Does Anybody Care That You Are Having A Hard Time?

Does anybody care that you are going through a hard time and have to start over or rebuild?  

The book of poems, THIS DAWN IS A PLACE OF HOPE, opens with an answer to that question.

Here is the poem that introduces the book.

PROLOGUE

A Poem of My Why

I wish that I was there

Illustration from the Dedication Page
THIS DAWN 

When you fought the darkness 

To get to this place.

I wish I could be there

As you face this new day,

So I could hold your hand

And lend you my shoulder.

I would cheer each success

And weep for each defeat.

But I am far away,

So I send you these words;

They are my prayers, hopes, and

My well-wishes for you. 

I hope we meet someday,

And you give me a chance

To hear about this time

When His light cleared the darkness,

And you saw the great deeds,

The marvels and wonders 

Done in you,

By Him, who is 

The Dawn Star. *

*Revelation 22:16.

When I wrote this poem, I was trying to say that I care, I sympathize, I mourn, I would set my own feelings aside, and I would carry yours. I am not perfect, but Christ has given me a new life, and a big part of that life is to love others. I struggle with caring and not being selfish. I wish I was better- not for my own esteem but for your sake and for the sake of God who gave His Son for you and for me. 

Yes, I care, but not perfectly; still, I am trying. This book of poems is one thing I can do to show I care about you and to make a difference. 

This poem says there will be a time when your trials will be over,  

"...give me a chance

To hear about this time

When His light cleared the darkness,

And you saw the great deeds,

The marvels and wonders."

This time of your struggle will be over because God cares. He shows that He cares in a lot of ways, and one of them is through people.  

God offers a new beginning and a new life through Christ, who is figuratively referred to as the Dawn Star as the poem says in its concluding lines,

Done in you,

By Him, who is 

The Dawn Star. *

This poem is accompanied by the scripture from St.John's vision in Revelation, 

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” Revelation 22:16, NASB 

I feel that the idea of the bright morning star is a symbol of hope. So as I illustrated this book of poems, I put a star in each picture.

I hope you find someone in your life that cares. I pray God brings that person to you and that God shows His love to you through that person. I hope you find your new beginning and a new day. I would be honored to have some small part in it, so I wrote this book of poems hoping they offer some help. 

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Blessings,

A. E. Dozat