Focus
Sometimes and all too often I'll admit I do not spend
The time in close communion with my closest dearest Friend
That for me's most important if I truly want to be
At home among the angels in God's joy eternally
For often I'm distracted by the other things I find
That press down hard upon me filling up my simple mind
When if I'd just prioritize more time to spend with Him
I'd find there's ample time to spend addressing all of them
And more than that I'd find that many of those things I see
That weigh so heavily at times upon the heart of me
In fact do not have weight at all when placed where they belong
Within the hands of Him Who sees what's really right and wrong
For me to try to carry as He knows more than I do
He knows the many different things and places I go through
He knows what I can handle and what battles should be fought
And what will help me to succeed or bring my work to nought
And He knows what will lead me to that precious place with Him
Where I can fellowship in joy with all the seraphim
Who've watched and walked and guarded every step on earth I take
And guided to this moment when I live for Jesus' sake
Instead of living for myself to do what I would do
Assuming in my foolish thoughts each feeling I go through
Is safe for me to follow when my feelings are at best
Just part of how God leads me as I face my daily test
To see if I am worthy of the privilege He shares
Of knowing every moment spent with Him how much He cares
And how much He is focused on those things I say and do
That help another sinner like myself to make it through
Another day much closer to Him than we were before
Much closer to the Son of God Who could not show us more
Than He's already shown us through the Price He paid for me
When willingly He placed Himself in love upon that tree
So now I pray and promise as my Lord in me does live
From this day and this moment all the more for Him I'll give
In prayerful contemplation trusting He will make ends meet
While first I place my all for Him before His nail scarred feet
Matthew 6:19-34; John 15:7-16
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