In a way, this poem draws on similar thoughts to those spoken by Corrie Ten Boom: “Look around at the world, and you’ll become distressed; look down at yourself, and you’ll become depressed; but look up to God, and you’ll find rest.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we are and are not\u201d<\/p>\n
Lord, how often do we judge the state of our hearts and thought
\nBy looking at others and assuring ourselves by saying \u201cThat is what I am not.\u201d
\nAnd yet, we miss a life-saving truth by not recognizing what we are.
\nWe cannot see that we are lost in sin, and from You are so away far.
\nBut if we open our eyes, and realize just how we naturally stand before You,
\nOnce we see our sin, the cleansing can begin and our spirits You can renew.
\nThen we may stand complete and whole, made clean by the power of Your blood,
\nReady for the purpose You created us for, to be sent out like water in a flood
\nTo all those who are still enslaved in sin. We show by our actions how we have died
\nAnd been changed by Your precious blood, and that all who come to Him can be purified.
\nSo open our eyes, Lord, that we may see You
\nAnd be transformed as our minds You renew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a way, this poem draws on similar thoughts to those spoken by Corrie Ten Boom: “Look around at the world, and you’ll become distressed; look down at yourself, and you’ll become depressed; but look up to God, and you’ll find rest.” \u201cWhat we are and are not\u201d Lord, how often do we judge the … Continue reading College poem #17<\/span>