My Pledge
Pondering life brings emotions untapped
Looking for freedom, but feeling so trapped
Twinges of Godly desires permeate my thoughts
But inaction captures them and all yearning rots.
Mediocre life lived out in pretense
Exhausted from the battle of sitting on the fence
Longing to be pure in faith with action to match
But unable to surpass this rough rocky patch.
Fatigued by stress encapsulating my mind
Comforting peace so difficult to find
Still I press on towards Truth unfailing
Regardless of discouragement always prevailing.
A flicker of Hope burns deep inside
Despite the unlimited tears that I’ve relentlessly cried
Victory is mine though yet unknown
For I’m certain my heart is tied to His own.
Imprisoning my soul, unable to escape
Chiseling down the walls He longs to reshape
This vessel He purchased through sacrifices made
With a pursuing love I cannot dissuade.
Patient and loving beyond compare
My Savior’s untangling the enemy’s snare
Urging me to awake from my apathetic sleep
And experience the wonders of finally going deep.
With reckless abandonment I will inevitably serve
For that is the least my God deserves
The journey has been long but worth each step taken
In spite of the failures that have left me shaken.
Quivering with unfounded fear of just letting go
By relinquishing control allowing surrender to grow
I pledge to continuously seek His will above my own
Until He replaces me on my heart’s throne. - Rhonda Burns
