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-the Struggle-

( From The Looking Back Series): The struggle which battles within grows stronger in me by the day. Should I choose the dark path of sin or heed the true words of the Way ? You might think the choice is clear if you've seen my life thus far. The choice to live is so near, writing these lines in my car. Yet I have clearly known the meaning of the deep,dark night of my soul where desires outside the will of God seem to me an attainable goal. Still, my heart moves on to please God as I yet listen for His Word, to find the paths I once had trod, to hear the voice I once had heard. And God it is alone who knows my beginnings from my end. The choice I make in time will show unto whom my knee will bend. Douglas L. Ace

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Date: 4/2/2009 2:24:00 PM
excellent write my dear Doug. I, myself, know of the 'Dark Night of my Soul'...but I have overcame that dark period of my life. Take care and enjoy life as it comes...~Belinda~
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Date: 3/26/2009 9:42:00 AM
To the reader of these lines, fortunately for me, "The Struggle" represents a time that no longer exists. And yet, to varying degrees, this is something that each of us have to del with from time to time(only the reader knows for sure). To this end Have I posted this(& possibly others like it from the same period- not sure yet) that maybe itwill help lift others from their"dark night". God Bless, DOUG
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Date: 3/26/2009 9:20:00 AM
Your devotion shines in this great poem, Douglas. For certain, you will never lose "the Way."
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