It Wasn’t Meant to Be

 

No doubt you have said repeatedly

“It wasn’t meant to be”

When you had tried and tried and tried

And success you did not see.

 

A “fox and grapes scenario”

In which the grapes were probably sour,

Hence, no sense in trying any more

I won’t waste another hour.

 

So often we have striven

To achieve some endeavour in life

Only to be terribly disappointed

As we engage this earthly strife.

 

 

“It wasn’t meant to be”

Becomes our source of comfort

As we try to get over the disappointment

And ourselves with dignity comport.

 

Ofttimes after much prayer

When that loved one still passes away

With resignation to the call of death,

“It wasn’t meant to be” is what we say.

 

For some it becomes a cop-out

And greatly impedes their effort

Fostering a pity party attitude

As they attempt to garner support.

 

One can argue that what happens

Is what it was meant to be

But we can only know that for a fact

When the actual event we see.

 

 

Prior to the outcome, however,

We must be positive in our approach,

“It wasn’t meant to be”

Should never obliterate all hope.

 

Optimism must be our way of life

Especially for the one that is born-again

For our times are in the hands of God

Whether it be sun or rain.

 

“It wasn’t meant to be”

Regarding the future we do not know

But if we have the Lord’s assurance

All lights should indicate, “Go!”

 

For it is only by a walk in the Spirit

That such can be revealed,

Do not walk like the powerless fatalist

But as a child of God, only believe.

  

Stewart Russell © February 15, 2021