Goals of worth are only won
By careful footsteps, one by one.
"Instant fixes" which some choose
Will shortchange growth and goals diffuse.
Patience and hard work are skills
Which teach us to avoid "quick" frills.
The excellence we need to earn
By prayer and diligence we will learn.
Following a careful plan
We will complete what we began.
But "shortcuts" do not take us there.
We reach our goals through work and prayer.
"Roll your works upon the Lord - commit and trust them wholly to Him; (He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and) so shall your plans be established and succeed."
Proverbs 16:3 Amplified Bible
© 2012 Arlene Schwartzkopf