Life’s Little Signposts

The Lord can use so many things
As signposts on our way
To guide and make us more like Christ
Or catch us when we stray

We catch a glimpse of something good
From some unlikely source
Then take that vision through our lives
To guide our winding course

We overhear some chance remark
And by it see the light
In which we walk along life’s path
To make obscure things bright

We feel or see some love or care
That strangely warms the soul
Which goes with us to hold and share
And makes our life more whole

We sense a warning in the air
That stops us in our tracks
And keeps us from some foolish choice
Before it takes its tax

They seem so random, all these things
Our Father kindly sends,
But each is chosen to display
The love He freely spends

So when He sends these little helps
In any form or place
Let’s quickly let them shape our course
And thank Him for His grace

Christina Joy Hommes