Just One More Breath

I am tired of living a life

whose only function is self-satisfaction,

in a world where nothing really matters,

where goodness is measured in terms of

self-indulgence and self-glorification,

success by total net worth,

I am tired of a life

without You;

I think about how wonderful it will be,

when I am where You are at,

no more worry,

no more fear,

no more disappointment,

no more turmoil,

no more struggle,

no more doubt;

I think about how I long to

leave this life behind,

step out of this fleshly prison,

walk into Your waiting arms,

but then I remember how You

lived Your life for me,

without ever once thinking

of Yourself,

struggling and sacrificing

through the agony and pain,

bearing the isolation and shame,

giving up Your life that I might live,

and I realize that You deserve

every minute of my life,

every thought, every action, every breath,

that You and You alone are my Lord and King,

that You have so much more for me to do,

so many things left unfinished,

so much wasted time to make up for,

so I ask for just one more breath,

that I might serve You,

just one more breath,

that Your name might be glorified;

just one more breath

that I might breath it

for You;

let every word spoken,

be spoken for You,

let every breath breathed,

be breathed for You,

You alone are worthy,

You alone have overcome,

You alone are truth,

You alone are life.

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