One step forward, two steps back
Why do I land in the same place I started?
Striving, journeying, reaching
Then like stepping on a slippery rock
I am back here again, Lord
Consumed sometimes by what holds me--
Caught in busyness and petty things that don't matter.
Held back by difficult choices, expended by discontent
Trapped by bitterness or resentment I still hold instead of releasing
Still, after all this time, that seed of unworthiness
Rears its ugly head as if I've never grown past the wounds
And, yet, they are just seeds that need to be surrendered
To the deeper faith that shines, even if only a glimmer at times
The perfect love I've accepted from You drives out fear
Teach me to live what I know firmly, but cannot see
And to sit patiently in that abiding faith with great trust
Because I know you hold my hand and hold me up
I am nothing without You, and I am reminded
True freedom can only come through you
Your faithfulness, like a soothing spring rain
Renewing and refreshing my soul
Ever deepening my resolve to honor you:
Loving unconditionally
Forgiving completely
Remembering wholly
The gift of the cross
Still on the journey
And grateful to belong to You
Finding what I seek:
Freedom.
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