I Have Learned…

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Written by Cory Trout in August 2022, the poem “I Have Learned…” speaks of setting aside personal heartaches, which can be debilitating at times, and going out and doing godly things. Please read the poem carefully.

POEM

Sometimes we have to Push past our heartache And do the Lord’s work. I have learned such things.

Sometimes we have to Lay aside our heartbreak And do heavenly works. I have learned these things.

Not for salvation or fame Do we do these things, But to please the Father, To glorify his name.

Sometimes we have to Set aside heart-rending memories And serve the Lord Christ. I have learned these things.

Sometimes we must Cast down quixotic imaginations And do the Holy Ghost’s work. I have been taught such things.

Sometimes we must Bring into captivity painful thoughts And serve the living and true God. I have been taught these things.

O! I wish that I could throw away Things that lead my mind astray, And to never again see (well, I will not say,) That which causes, O, I will not say!

Sometimes we have to Weep from within, not outwardly; Hide our pain, set it aside for a time, Cast our cares upon the most High, And do something for God. I have learned such things.

Sometimes it is needful to Push past, give to God, cast down, Bring into captivity, or lay aside Our personal heartache, heartbreak, Fanciful imaginations, sad thoughts, Heart-rending memories, and tears, And go out and do the work of the Lord. I have learned to do these things, I say.