Faith
Sometimes
Dear God, sometimes You seem so far away, and sometimes I feel alone when I go to pray.
Sometimes I wonder if You even hear me when I say, "Father, help me this day to overcome the sin that stands in my way."
Sometimes I stumble and fall and wonder if life is worth it all.
Sometimes I wonder if You love me as the Bible says, You don't seem to care what I do or say.
Sometimes when things go right I thank You, but when I stray I often blame it on You.
These are the times I walk through the valley of the shadow of sin and the mountain peaks of sin tower high over my head.
At these times peace is far from me, the shadow of gloom surrounds me.
In times like these do You hear me cry out in despair?
At the break of a new day when the clouds of sin have blown away it occurs to me that You did hear me and have answered my prayers.
It is then that I realize that it was I who turned from You, instead of You from me.
You send your tears in form of rain when sin I begin to obey.
At the break of each day You paint a beautiful sunrise to remind me that You love me and are trying to say, "Look at the picture I painted for you today."
It is then that I begin to climb out of the valley of despair and realize that only a loving Father like you would sacrifice His Son, Jesus Christ, for a sinner such as I.
How could I have been such a fool to believe that You would leave me alone in this hostel world without Your love to set me free.
Now instead of cursing you, I bow my head before Your throne and praise You for all You have done for a sinner like me.
Merrill Phillips
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