The Battle within

Sometimes I wonder...
Why it can't all be so simple?
Why all the confusion?
Why all the drama and the pain?
Why the waiting and the mystery?
Why the chasing as if after the wind?
Why all the unaswered questions?
Why all the doubts?
Why? Why God why?

Then the answer comes ...
I know deep within.
With confusion I am forced to find clarity and truth.
With pain comes growth and then joy.
The waiting causes me to search within and without ...
the mystery leads me to God's word and to God.
The doubts cause me to question my beliefs
and they cause me to find out who I truly am
And what I really believe ...
which causes my footing to be more secure ...
so that I'm prepared for the next battle ... within.