Regret

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God, I want to be

more than I am (right now)

but when you’ve asked me to be

something (more) to someone else

I fumbled the ball, dropped the bag,

missed the mark, but…

He’s (still) coming — not as a threat

but a Savior — AND,

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not just for one day of reckoning

but for eternity.

So, I will rejoice — both now and forevermore

inside my (fragile) body,

all throughout my (tender) soul,

in my (too open) mind,

I will praise Him — because

He is the one I’ve been waiting for —

my desire, my fulfillment, my peace

my everything. Amen, Amen,

Amen and thank God.