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The Eclectic Pen - Mistakes
By: Jennifer D. (i--luv--ChRiSt) + 8 more
Date Submitted: 12/5/2008
Last Updated: 2/2/2009
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
Words: 462
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| We all make mistakes Do things we wish we wouldn't Look back and see the broken hearts We know we caused to fall apart We all have that moment in time We wish that we could re-do Go back and make it right Now that we've had time to think it through We all have regrets That hang over our sorry heads Things we hate to remember Foolish words we carelessly said Steps we never should have taken Roads we never should have followed People we never should have talked to That all bring back memories of piercing sorrow We all know the agonizing giult That seems will never fade away We all have hit ourselves in rage Of that stupid mistake made that one day The one day we want to erase That one page we wish was never written That one step we want to rewind That word to which we never should have listened We've all fallen in the darkness Did the thing we promised we never would We've all had the heavy conscience Reminding us of how we failed to be good We all can recal that half a second That changed the way we look at things Because we failed the one we loved And have to carry the burden that it brings We all know how hard it is to get over Something thats' memory just wont fade A choice you made in foolishness That you must face the consequences of each day We've all felt unworthy We've all fallen short Yet there's a reason to get up And move on A reason from an infallable Glory And as much as we do not deserve it He came to die nonetheless To show us grace and mercy And offer us forgiveness "My Child, I've forgiven you For all your missteps and mistakes I accept you just the way you are Your broken heart I long to take I know you don't feel worthy Oh, and no your not But thats just the way it is When your offered unfailing love" So though each of us have held on to The burden of our failures Jesus is holding out his piecred hands To take them on his bloody shoulders So leave your heart Leave your crown Leave the mistakes And just break down Put them at the feet Of the cross of calvery And accept the acceptance God's offering to you and me The tears will fall as He picks them up Because you know how unworthy you are Your heart will ache with agony As you watch Him bear your sins and grief Yet peace will rush over your soul As you stand in victory Healed by the blood of the corss Poured out for you and me So don't deny the Lord's acceptance And don't deny the gift Don't try to regect The very thing He's already given Take it in such gratitude That it changes your life, your actions, and your words Be a new creation forevermore And sacrifice it all no matter how it hurts And leave behind your tragedies You can't go back, the mistake is made You had once chance, you missed the mark But you are accepted through the beauty of AMAZING GRACE |
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From one Jesus Freak to another: I often think that what separates the Children of Wrath from the Children of God has nothing to do with character or virtue and everything to do with answering that still, small voice that calls to us. I often think what a nice place Heaven would be if more people were there with us. I often cry for those who choose differently.
To all who commented - thankyou. This poem I wrote after talking to a friend of mine who felt as if one half a second had changed a situation he was in from okay to a complete mistake. I could easily identify, as I think we all can. There are times when, I admitt, despite my faith in God,I feel oh so unworthy of His forgiveness. And in His faithfullness he revealed to me that that is so true, yet He already forgave me, so rejecting that release of guilt, is only handicapping me. I wrote this poem to share with all those who know that feeling, and who find themselves so unworthy of Grace. He already forgave you, accept the gift, and live for Him.
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