I ASKED GOD

          I ASKED GOD FOR STRENGTH,
               THAT I MIGHT ACHIEVE....
          I WAS MADE WEAK,
               THAT I MIGHT LEARN TO OBEY.
          I ASKED FOR HEALTH,
               THAT I MIGHT DO GREAT THINGS...
          I WAS GIVEN INFIRMITY,
               THAT I MIGHT DO BETTER THINGS...
          I ASKED FOR RICHES,
               THAT I MIGHT BE HAPPY...
          I WAS GIVEN POVERTY,
               THAT I MIGHT BE WISE...
          I ASKED FOR POWER,
               THAT I MIGHT HAVE THE PRAISE OF MEN...
          I WAS GIVEN WEAKNESS,
               THAT I MIGHT FEEL THE NEED OF GOD...
          I ASKED FOR ALL THINGS,
               THAT I MIGHT ENJOY LIFE...
          I WAS GIVEN LIFE,
               THAT I MIGHT ENJOY ALL THINGS.
          I GOT NOTHING THAT I ASKED FOR,
               BUT EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR.
          ALMOST DESPITE MYSELF,
               MY UNSPOKEN PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED.
          I AM AMONG ALL MEN, MOST RICHLY BLESSED!
         
          I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH  CHRIST WHICH
          STRENGTHENETH  ME.

                                                       PHILLIPPIANS  4: 13