What caused you to feel that way?
So often, you speak of the misery.
Is it worth the limited time you have here
to dwell on your ancient history?
Right now, the time is right
to reflect, but not live
in a place that your mind wanders to all too often;
the place where you refuse to forgive.
The wound upon your heart is bleeding
and the past is the one to blame.
You run to your bottle of happiness
and it helps you to maintain.
What caused you to feel that way?
I ask the question again.
You don’t understand the question
so you just offer up that grin.
Or, do you understand that question
and just refuse to dive head first
into the root of your destruction
with the fear of the worst?
I don’t know about you, but I do know this:
I was once where you now are.
I do know how to stop that bleeding
and love the permanent scar.
You have to get to the root of your pain
no matter how painful it is
and place it in the hands of God
and always remember you’re His.
He knows how the bleeding makes you miserable
and why you reflect on days of old.
He knows how hard it is to forgive yourself
or the other who was so cold.
But you, my friend, must make a choice
and step out in faith one day.
The world will have a different meaning and light
when you choose to live in today.
Right now is all we have
to let go of the hurts inside.
You can find a Christian therapist
and they can help you find
a way to understand yourself–
the mind and how it works.
They can help you understand the Bible
and show you how Jesus had also hurt.
You can form a relationship with the Lord
through prayer and fellowship.
You can hear His voice above your own
and escape that restraining grip.
You can live in His grace and mercy
as you learn about His ways.
You can understand yourself and who you are in Him
and not live in yesterdays.
What caused you to feel that way?
What if I told you it was you?
It was the emotion that had manifested
when devastation ruined you.
It is you that must overcome
and there is only one real way.
The Lord through Jesus Christ is the answer
to the pains of yesterday.
If you want to live in the now, my friend,
you must step up to the plate alone.
No one will hold your hand
and you may shake, grumble and moan.
You may hurt for a little while,
but as you grow in time,
you will love the places that you reach
and embrace what you will find.
Looking in the mirror is tough–
the reflection is sometimes a shame.
Looking into ourselves is necessary
to find the courage to sustain.
You’re going to need some help, my friend,
so just remember the ONE WAY.
His name is Jesus and He waits
for you to allow Him in today.
The Lord can hold the universe together
and we can’t hold ourselves for long.
We can’t go back to yesterday
and change up all that’s wrong.
We CAN choose His love and rest assured,
and dwell within His grace.
We can live in the present moment
and joy can fill our place.
We can look inside the mirror
and see our Lord within.
It has to start with your choice
to admit that you have sin.
It was sin that made you miserable.
It’s hard to swallow, but true.
It was evil inside of each one of us;
the fallen flesh that ruins you.
It ruined the one who hurt you;
the one who planted the seed.
It was sin that caused us all
to play out the destructive deed.
What caused you to feel that way?
