With All Of Your
Heart..
By: Rebecca Sylvia
6/8/2012
Why aren’t
we moved? Is His love not enough?
We
tell Him He’s great, But do we love Him or His stuff?
Can
we honestly say I’m desperate for you?
We
sing the words, But are they true?
Why
don’t His stories, Still break our hearts?
Are
we that fickle? Have we had enough?
Gone
to church, So long that we’re cold?
Where
is the fire that once made us bold?
Gave
us the courage to change our lives?
Not
simply listen, Trying to hide.
We’ve
been stuck in our ways, So long we can’t see.
Acting
as though, We are not free.
We’ve
stuck ourselves in a repetitive cage.
Mindless
submission, We begin to fade.
Is
God truly the greatest good in our lives?
Is
that how we treat Him? Give Him our time?
Are
we desperate to see Him, look into His face?
Does
it over-whelm us at all, To think about grace?
When
we are at work throughout the week
Do
we seek His presence, Fall at His feet?
When
we are at home, What occupies our time?
Do
we really love Him? Then step into line.
Do
not simply love out of mindless religion.
Give
Him your heart out of selfless submission
Isn’t
He worthy, To be given all praise?
But
we take for granted the depth of His grace.
All
that He wants, Thinks of and pursues
Is
to share in our talks, our joys, and pursuits
To
truly give us what we need
Allowing
Him to take the lead.
So
is He honestly Lord of our lives?
Point
to where that is, Or is that why there’s strife?
Can
we really say He consumes our hearts?
That
our passion over-whelms and sets us apart?
Oh
God, please forgive me for what I’ve become.
For
becoming so cold and forgetting your son.
For
not longing each day to be nearer to you
For
not acting in response to what is long over-due.
I
pray that I may see the work of your hands
That
I’ll step out a new, In response to your commands.
That
I will step out and act upon your word.
Not
out of religion, Or like a trained bird.
But
out of a passion and longing desire
To
simply be near you, So much it spreads like fire.
You
are truly amazing, Worthy to be praised.
How
can I not, Sing of your grace?
You
are holy and good, patient and forgiving.
Without
your sweet love, I would not be living.
Shouldn’t
that be our response to our Lord?
Deep
seeded love, Passionate to our core?
So
in love that nothing else matters!
Not
like the seed so easily scattered.
Matthew
22:37
“Jesus
replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind.’[c] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.”
Psalms
131
“My
heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with
great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted
myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am
content.
Israel,
put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.”
Psalms
139: 23-24
“Search
me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there
is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
