The Winds of Fate
Even though the author of the following poem wasn’t a Christian, I still think that the message it conveys is very helpful and also biblical. It’s a poem about perseverance, and overcoming whatever difficult circumstances surround you to accomplish God’s will in your life.
The Winds of Fate
One ship drives east and another drives west
With the selfsame winds that blow.
‘Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales
Which tells us the way to go.Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate,
As we voyage along through life:
‘Tis the set of the soul
That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I also thought I’d share a couple of Bible verses to go along with this poem:
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: -Ephesians 4:14-15
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you [the Holy Spirit], than he that is in the world [the devil]. -1 John 4:4
These things I [Jesus] have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. -John 16:33
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