The Wake Up Call

Went away on a business trip at a faraway place
Tired from the trip but still have to face the rat race
Got to get up early so I set up the wake up call
Got it get right to work and take-care-of-it-all

Returned home from that trip and got the bad news
My job was eliminated...it was a shock I had no clues
Someone told me this was a "wake up call" in my life
I needed to stop and look around and make things right...

But the overwhelming feelings of loss hit-me-so-hard:
I felt so hopeless and helpless and...so.... fired....
I lashed out at the loved ones around me and withdrew...
I just wanted to be alone in my depression to brood

After many days and nights hiding away in my cave
   I came to realize something only by God's awesome grace:
       Yes...a wake up call in my life is sudden and it can be tragic;
           But a wake up call is only good for me if I answer it!

            I need to do something . . . different . . .

"He [Jesus] made the difference in my life"

--bro. tim pickl
   Saturday April 23, 2005   

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