Stepping stone to God

Stepping stone to God
An aching heart is but a steppingstone
To greater joy than you’ve ever known ,
For things that cause the heart to ache
Until you feel that it must break
Become strength by which we climb
To higher heights that are sublime .
So when you’re overwhelmed with fears
And all your hopes are drenched in tears ,
Think not that life has been unfair
And given you too much to bare ,
For God has chosen you because
With all your weaknesses and flaws
He feels that you are worthy of
The greatness of His wondrous love .
So welcome every stumbling block
And every thorn and jagged rock
For each one is a steppingstone
To God, who wants you for His own ,
And on the steppingstone of strife
You reach at last eternal life .
Jan bagwell