What Is
Fresh out of college, the opportunities were there.
The choice was made to remain with a caring ministry.
Two years later, doors began to close, but new
ones were there to open. Which way from Chicago?
He could have remained in Chicago, but the winds of
challenge and change were blowing in directions North,
South, and East. After considerable prayer, he went South.
Four years later, California came knocking.
He will never know how different his life would have been
had he chosen differently, but he
has always gone steadily
forward, never looking back or down with regret.
He played the cards that were dealt to him and refused
to be a victim regardless of outcomes. He has rejoiced
in seeing the blossoms from seeds planted from Chicago
to Wisconsin, from Mississippi to California.
God has been good everywhere he has been and faithful
wherever he has
journeyed. God has enabled him to navigate
all the waters through which Ihe has sailed. Next to the reality
of God, great people have been the one sustaining ingredient
to flavor and fragrance his life. The 'What is' of his life has
been too great to concern himself with the 'what if?'.
062024PS
Copyright © Curtis Johnson | Year Posted 2024
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