Beyond Our Dreams

When I look back on the past I stand amazed to see

How the future was so vast- I had no clue

But the Lord had a future and a hope laid out for me

And I didn’t need to know all He would do

Now I think the Lord will spare us from knowing what He knows

How the dangers toils and snares are realized

For in going without knowing the greater blessings grow 

Into glories that are now hidden from our eyes

So how it goes nobody knows 

But by faith we trust the nature of our King

God plants the seeds and where it leads

Is to a living sacrificial offering.

When the Lord said “follow me” I had no idea what that meant

But faith is grown each moment we obey

And going without knowing is the stuff of confidence 

As each step we take leads to a better way.

Beyond the limits of our vision A new horizon dwells

If we walk into the future  by faith and not by sight

Far beyond our plans our Father writes the tales our chapters tell

And the journey’s destination is far greater in God’s light

And how it goes only Heaven knows 

But by faith we trust the nature of our King

God plants the seeds and where it leads

Is to a living sacrificial offering.

And so a new horizon beckons just beyond our sight

And the one who holds the future calls us on into the light

For the river of believing grows stronger as it streams

As God takes us to a place beyond our dreams

For he gives the faith to follow a path brighter than it seems

As God takes us to a place beyond our dreams

September 11, 2024

Anthony Foster