Troubled Heart
My heart is troubled
And I can’t seem to think
My mind is cloudy
Like I’ve had too much to drink
I’m drowning in my sorrows
But what does it mean?
I’ve sinned and I can’t get past it
At least that is how it seems
But is that the truth?
Can I really not get past my sin
Is there proof?
That God won’t let me in?
Has His voice grown quiet
Can I try and fight it?
Is it even something I can earn?
What have I learned?
Is it even based on what I do?
If it is, there is no way I can get through
So I look to the Word that was planted in me
When God’s Love poured out
Was it enough to set me free?
God’s Word says no condemnation
For those who believe
God’s word says new life
For those who receive
So what do I believe?
What have I been given?
I’m talking about Christ
Who was dead, but is now risen
He conquered death
But that’s not all
He took sin and pain
When the world thought he’d fall
Jesus came back
And conquered it all
But what does it mean for me?
How does what Christ did
Change the things I see?
In my life I see pain
Caused by the things I do
I’ve hurt so many people
Forgiveness can’t be true
Everywhere I look
Is another reminder
As I go through life
I could really use some blinders
But then there’s this story
Of a man who became a king
As I read on
I discover a curious thing
He was said to be a man
After God’s own heart
But then he sinned
And his life fell apart
In his apathy
He took another man’s wife
Then on the verge of exposure
He took that poor man’s life
So what started as a thought
Ended in 5 broken laws
And God forgave Him
And now I have to pause
And reflect
What God did for him
He could also do for me
I see Ephesians 2 verses 1-10
How God truly set me free
Because I was dead
In transgression and sin
Following the ways of this world
I could never win
But then
There was God
And what He did no one could change
He gave His Son
So that I could be rearranged
It is by mercy
That I don’t get the death I deserve
And by grace
That I receive the place that is reserved
For me in heaven
That’s what I see in verse seven
Then in eight
It breaks it down plain
It is by grace, through faith
Salvation is God’s gift I gain
Nothing I’ve done
Or will ever do
Could ever bring this gift
To me or to you
It is a free gift
That comes straight from our Savior
But once we get it
It should change our behavior
For we are God’s workmanship
It says in verse nine
To do works that were prepared
Before the beginning of time
Now created in Christ Jesus
We now begin to shine
So whoever you were
You are no longer
Whatever bound you before
God has made you stronger
You’ve been saved and set free
Your sins thrown into a forgotten sea
Now to live a life
That reflects His glory
From this day forth
Jesus is weaved into your story
So when you look at your life
You may see a mess
But God sees Jesus blood
And only your best
So stop looking back
Look only to the Lord
Looking to God
And your eternal reward
Cause today is a new chapter
A new page in your story
That will take you step by step
Into His Eternal Glory!
