(Romans 7)
I don’t do what I want to
Yet I do those things I hate
I want to do the good and right
But I find out too late
That I’ve done what I don’t want to.
Once again I’ve sealed my fate.
So now my heart is hurting
As I realize who I am
A child of God who struggles
In following His plan
And yet I know He made me
As one mere mortal man.
And what a wretched one I am
As in humanness I bear
A body prone to sin and death
I could live in despair
But Jesus Christ through perfect love
Was sent by God who cares.
While sin and imperfection
Have had a grip on me
I know I’ve been forgiven
By Christ who set me free
Though I still have many struggles
While learning who to be.
For through His daily teaching
I become aware of sin
And I rest in sweet forgiveness
And remember where I’ve been.
While His presence draws me closer
In this battle He will win
My trust is in my Jesus
As He leads me day by day
My desire is to serve Him
To yield and to obey
As closeness through His Spirit
Does keep me in His way.
Written June 1996
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