When the extras of life
Seem to bear down
We turn it inside out
A smile from a frown.
We find positives
In our long to do list
As all the extras
Get checked off, not missed.
For its in the extras,
That make it worthwhile
We’re making a difference
Going the extra mile.
It’s exhausting and tiring
It’s just not the norm,
But there might be a rainbow
After this storm.
We may not see it now,
Might be years down the road
When we see the results
From this extra load.
I didn’t sign up
For this whole confusing mess.
The good stuff was my choosing
More fun and way less stress.
I didn’t sign up
For what lays out of my control.
I like to check things off my list
Working towards that dream, that goal.
I didn’t sign up
For this negativity that abounds.
It’s taking its toll, pulling me in,
As it moves and makes its rounds.
But while I didn’t sign up
For everything that comes my way
I signed up for Jesus
In Him my trust will stay.
For I will just lean harder
As I strive to obey
In my God, my Lord and Savior.
He’s the Truth, the Light, the Way.
So even though the bad may come,
The unwanted and not so good,
I signed up for Jesus
I need to live just like He would.
