Turning Away From Open Doors

Turning away from open doors
mistakes become regrets
opportunities that were lost
were choices for the less
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when opting for a better life
one tends to lean on facts
pondering upon what one knows
deciding how to act
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in the interest of promotion
one’s level of his state
an open door becomes the way
a passage through a gate
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into a realm of better things
unto a greater height
some open doors go unheeded
because of wasted fright
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look to the ones who trust in God
by faith the way they live
they enter through an open door
obedience they do give
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by walking unto better things
one’s faith shall rise to grow
proportionately with one’s trust
new blessings God will show
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turning away from open doors
where God has you to be
determines how your life on earth
is lived half-heartedly

James Charles Sheppard
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