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I
failed to keep commitments,
I went back on my word;
I overlooked the problem,
I lost sight of my Lord.
I saw the faults in others,
But never in myself;
I let my prayers grow stagnant,
God's Word left on the shelf.
I
had the time for sitting,
For sleeping and for fun,
But, oh, how scarce the time grew,
When it came to God's own Son.
I lost that deep desire
To read God's Word and pray;
It seems that I'd forgotten
My need for Him each day.
I
knew He was my Savior,
His love for me was true;
I knew He longed to bless me
And give me joy anew.
I thought I didn't need Him,
And said, "I'm doing fine."
But I had just forgotten,
My life's no longer mine.
The
Lord must wholly have me,
Complete in soul and mind,
For only in the Savior
Would I full contentment find.
I
must not wait to offer
My plans, my hopes, my dreams;
For time and joy I'd surely lose,
No matter how it seems.
God
let me go my own way,
That I might know the price;
I learned it was not worthy it,
To heed the world's advice.
I'd
grown so cold and callous,
I failed to seek His Word;
The less I fed on Jesus,
The more the hunger hurt.
Until
one day, so famished,
I found my strength give way;
My feet could go no further,
And yet I must not stay.
The
path that I had chosen,
Once more had been so wrong;
I bowed my head in anguish,
Then Jesus came along.
He
put His arms around me,
And said, "I love you still.
My child, I never left you,
And, no, I never will!"
I
knew I'd been forgiven;
I had a brand-new start;
For Jesus kept His promised,
He now reigns within my heart.
I
still am far from perfect,
And don't expect to be;
I only know I need not fail,
Because He won't fail me.
Written
at Age 13
—Wendy Greiner Lefko ©2002
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