I need to be delivered from me

I need to be delivered from me

I have fed so much

And now I am overweight

All efforts to shed the weight proved abortive

Oh that it be weight only I am struggling with

I am also laden with parasites

They want to suck life out of me

The battle to rid myself of them is on

I get weary of the battle and I want to give up

Weights and parasites!

They consume my time, mind and body

When will I ever be free of them?

I try to strip but give up too early

I try to run but tire easily

Oh! I want to quit

I hear a voice telling me I can make it

I look and I don’t think so

I hear a voice telling me don’t quit

But what I see discourages me

Oh the spiritual fat and parasites

I need to be delivered from me

But how?

I hear a voice say, “focus”

I ask, focus on what?

I hear a voice say, “You mean focus on whom?”

Hmm… I am listening

Focus on him who had gone before you

Study how he did it

He knew where he headed

He never lost sight of it

Despite the challenges he faced

He never lost sight of where he headed

I hear a voice say, “Focus”

Look away from spiritual fat and parasitic sins

Focus on him at all times

Someday, you will see fat and parasites no more

I need to be delivered from me

I hear a voice say, “Focus’

                                                                              Romans 12: 1-2 (MSG)