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How The Lord Has Helped Me Walk

I walk by a DESTINY not by a PAST            
     
I walk by a PURPOSE not by a STEP          
       
I walk by ACCEPTANCE not by REJECTION            
       
I walk by ACCOUNTABILITY not by AVOIDANCE            
       
I walk by an OPEN HEART not by a CLOSED MIND            
       
I walk by ASSURANCE not by DOUBT            
   
I walk by COMPASSION not by SELFISHNESS            
     
I walk by CONFIDENCE not by CONCEIT      
     
I walk by COURAGE not by FEAR            
     
I walk by DIGNITY not by VANITY        
     
I walk by EMPATHY not by  RIDICULE        
     
I walk by FAITH not by SITE            
     
I walk by FORGIVENESS not by VENGEANCE            
     
I walk by FREEDOM not by BONDAGE            
     
I walk by GIVINGnot by RECEIVING        
     
I walk by GOOD HEALTHnot by ILLNESS      
     
I walk by GRACEnot by PRIDE            
     
I walk by INTEGRITY not by TEMPTATION            
     
I walk by JOY not by SORROW            
     
I walk by LIGHT not by DARKNESS            
   
I walk by LOVE not by HATE            
     
I walk by MERCY not by BITTERNESS        
     
I walk by OPTIMISM not by REGRET            
   
I walk by PACE not by HASTE            
     
I walk by PATIENCE not by AGGRAVATION            
     
I walk by PEACE not by ANGER            
     
I walk by QUALITY not by QUANTITY        
     
I walk by RECOVERY not by AFFLICTION      
     
I walk by RESPECT not by RECKLESSNESS            
     
I walk by RESTORATION not by DEPRIVATION            
     
I walk by SALVATION not by DESPERATION            
     
I walk by SINCERITY not by FALSENESS      
     
I walk by STRENGTH not by WEAKNESS        
     
I walk by TOLERANCE not by ANNOYANCE      
     
I walk by TRUTH not by DECEIT            
     
I walk by UNDERSTANDING not by IGNORANCE            
     
I walk by VICTORY not by DEFEAT            
             
 
           
             
 
Written by gemiam (GEM-I-AM72)
Published | Edited 20th Aug 2012
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