Cry Aloud, Spare Not!  

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  Date / Time: 8/1/2009 12:12 PM UTC

  The Day I Told God "YES"
  

  God gave me this poem a few years ago.  Nevertheless, I often find encouragement in reading it from time to time.  I pray it will be a blessing and encouragement to you.
  
  
  After a long day of hard work and labor
  I finally got home and sat down at the kitchen table
  I looked up to the ceiling and immediately began to pray
  Father, I love you so much, but I've had a hard day!
  
  Not only that Lord, but I'm tired and I'm weak
  I work so hard to please You, yet my life seems so bleak
  I know You're a provider, but to pay my bills I'm not able
  I want to represent You, but others see me as unstable
  
  I know that You're a healer, but my body aches with pain
  I know I must have faith, so I constantly pray in Jesus' name
  Yet when the day is over and all things come to an end
  I sit here at this table, and cry out to You, once again
  
  God, I know that You are faithful, it's not you who's failing, no
  But what is wrong with me, that at Your command, I just can't go?
  Why does it seem my life is just one struggle after another
  And not only me Lord, but the same for my sisters and brothers?
  
  A holy life I live, and a witness to You I try to be
  Yes, I make mistakes daily, but I'm obedient to what You ask of me
  I preach the word and speak out boldly against all sin
  Yet the devils of the world prosper, and I simply struggle, once again
  
  Let me interrupt right here, my Father said to me
  When you said “yes” to do my will, how did you think your life would be?
  You promised be a COMPLETE sacrifice - mind, body and soul
  That means that from time to time, you may not quite feel whole
  
  Job, the prophets, and even My Son felt desperate from time to time
  Yet they all remembered the day they said, “Father, let Your will be mine.”
  Don't ever feel I've neglected you, or that I don't hear your call
  But know that your tests, your trials and scars prevent someone else from a fall
  
  You've been ordained to complete a work for Me, though it may seem hard
  The Church has lied to so many, promising ministry will make you a star
  In fact, I demand a servant’s sacrifice, hard work and sometimes tears
  Yes, I require your entire life - your time, your money and all your years
  
  Death, debt and heartache may come, you may lose all you've got
  Following Me is no easy task, I require ALL, not just a lot
  A sacrifice is completely burnt up, until even it's composition is changed
  Even so you will lose your very identity, operating only in My name
  
  Remember, my child, what you said to me when I asked if you'd give all?
  Oh Lord, Did I say "yes" to You? I believe that's what I recall
  Yes, you said you’d obey My every command, to please Me in all you do
  Godliness with contentment, my child, is what you'll need to get through
  
  So suffer yet a little while, and when this life is gone
  You'll see Me and my Son, face to face, pleased and saying 'Well done!'
  And tell all the others who are struggling there - martyrs some have become
  When one says "yes" to my will and way, it's a struggle not to succumb
  
  Be encouraged knowing your sacrifice is certainly not in vain
  For in this life and that to come you have so much to gain
  Worship is a lifestyle, not just singing, dancing and prayer
  But what you give Me everyday, what you're willing to lose and to share
  
  So I pondered over all God said, and I suddenly felt relieved
  Remembering my actual purpose in life is to help others to believe
  To understand the Father must come first, even through every test
  I guess this is really what I signed up for, the day I told God "yes"
  
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