Clear my head
Open my eyes
Show me Your will
With each new sunrise
Forgive all the wrong
Set my mind to what's right
I know love is in correction
I desire to walk in Your light
Decisions that seem hard
Make me want an easy out
I crucify my flesh
Give up to You my doubt
You've seen me from the start
Set my course before I knew
Mold me into what You desire
So that my life will mirror You
I wrote this sometime in April, and I'm not quite sure what state I was in when writing it. I know that it calls out for a desire all Christians should have a need and a burden for: the desire to be more like Christ, to live life in His image, to be "Christ-like."
The idea of "crucifying flesh" is one that Paul spoke about in his writing. In the book of Galatians, Paul writes about the fruits of the Spirit. Hopefully, you know some of them: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In chapter 5, verses 24 and 25, he goes on from listing these 9 characteristics to say,
"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."
Nothing more needs to be said.
posted by Katie @ 12:54 AM
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