I am a Promise

There is a song I learned in Sunday school when I was young called, I am a Promise By the Gaithers.
This is how it goes.
I am a promise, I am a possibility
I am a promise with a capital “P,”
I am a great big bundle of potentiality
And I am learning to hear God’s voice,
And I am trying to make the right choice
I’m a promise to be anything God wants me to be.

I can go anywhere that He wants me to go
I can be anything that He wants me to be
I can climb the high mountains
I can cross the wide sea
I’m a great big promise you see!

I am a promise, I am a possibility
I am a promise with a capital “P,”
I am a great big bundle of potentiality
And I am learning to hear God’s voice,
And I am trying to make the right choice
I’m a promise to be anything God wants me to be.



 I loved the lines, 'I'm a promise to be anything God wants me to be,' and 'I can be anything God wants me to be.'
When I was young, I wanted to be a ballerina. That never happened. It really never went away as I grew older. Sure I know that's impossible now, but dreams die hard. There were other things I wanted to be that I did achieve. For instance, being a mother. I made a mess out of that along with all my dreams. While having children was and is a blessing, it's what I wanted. In His goodness, God let me have that dream.
As I wrestled with why my dreams went awry, the lyrics of I am a Promise came up. I had a bitter moment as I accused God of failing me in my dreams. He quietly pointed out to me that He never failed me. The song states that I can be anything HE wants me to be. Not what I wanted to be. I never gave Him that right.
Letting that sink in was hard. I thought about all that had gone wrong with my life in my quest to live out my dreams.
I had gotten my way in many things like having pets. That went wrong. I went to Spain. That went very wrong. I tried to write stories and found I'm a mediocre writer at best.
How am I a promise? I could not understand it. It was easier for me to go and read adventure stories then to go to God and figure it out.
But God didn't leave me there, He gently drew me out of the hole I buried myself in and let me see the truth. It's Jesus who leads us to be what God wants us to be.  It's God, not me. It's so simple, how could I miss this? My selfishness was so wild and strong but our God is bigger and stronger. Jesus is my Savior and because of this, I received the much needed grace. I learned to give Him ALL my burdens and dreams. Let Him sort it out. I now give EVERYTHING to God in Jesus' name and trust Him with it. It's not too late for me to be what God wants me to be. It's not to late for anyone, no matter what the age or situation. God has given us many people and situations to show that all things are possible.  I may never be a doctor, teacher, writer, dancer, or even a princess. But I'm God's child and He can make me anything He wants me to be. Right now, I'm hoping to be a missionary for short term. But I am not sure. I can rest in God and know that He knows.  I just give Him everything and let Him carry me along.