Where to look ?

Where to look ?
I don’t look back; God knows the fruitless efforts ,
The wasted hours ,the sinning , the regrets;
I leave them all Him who blots the record,
And mercifully and then forgets

I don’t look forward : God sees all the future ,
The road that short or long will lead me home .
And He will face with me its every trail ,
And bear for me the burdens that may come .

I don’t look around me ; then would fears assail me
So dark the turmult of earth’s restless seas .
So dark the world , so filled with woe and evil ,
So vain the hope of comfort or of ease .

I don’t look in , for then am I most wretched ;
Myself has naught on which to stay my trust ,
Nothing I see , save failures and shortcomings ,
And weak endeavors crumbling into dust .

But I look up into the face of Jesus ,
For there my heart can rest , my fears are stilled ;
And there is joy and love and light for darkness ,
And perfect peace , every hope fulfilled .

Jan Bagwell
God Bless all of you !!