"So far already,
You have come…"
Came from Scott,
Who did help some
By being quite willing,
Letting God use him
I still find myself here,
In worship with lights dim
This day is special,
It marks a turn
From those things wicked,
That would let me in hell burn
My mind trails back,
To my forgotten past
Where running the race,
I would find myself last
Worldly desires,
And witchcraft of sort
Let sin in my life,
Build a strong fort
Till it came to this day,
In one year's part
That God showed His Glory,
And revealed to me my heart
To lunch I went,
Back from spring break
With my friends I met,
Unknowing my life I would forsake
I pressed those Christians I knew,
To try my life and a bite to take
First time they repelled,
Said "in hell I'd bake"
I sat back awe-struck,
My defenses up high
The fort it destroyed,
Now that is no lie
I brushed it off quick,
When inside I knew
That no matter what will happen,
What they said would stay true
The lunch bell rang,
Today I would see a play
I headed to the show,
Wishing at home I had stayed.
The play began,
With Evan a-preaching
God spoke to my heart,
His hand outreached
Hours later,
Home at night
To God I prayed
Hoping for His Mercy, not Might
I accepted Christ,
In my heart
Then I realized,
That was only the start
I went deeper and deeper,
Into the well
Finding myself even farther,
From the pits of hell
One week ago,
During spring break
I went on a missions trip,
All my faith it did take
I reached out to San Fran,
In the tenderloin
While in the capitol they fight,
The wording on a coin
Feeding homeless sack lunches,
Helping Hunter's Point kids
Throughout the missions trip,
The Lord my past completely rid
A long week it was,
Yet a short one too
As I've come to realize,
A trip in Bend is due
Now spring break is over,
I write down these words
I remember the day,
When Heather caught that bird
It has been a year,
Since I found true life
It has been a year,
My faith as survived strife
So far I may have come,
But much farther I have still
Deeper I wish to go,
Until His Love is down to nil
I say right now,
Happy birthday to me
As a year away from sin,
Of all bondage I'm happily free
I wish one day,
As with people I meet
That Christ in me they'll see,
But through actions, not words, is the feat
I praise God right now,
For giving me new life
This April 1st, 2004,
Is my one year with clear sight.