Their True Heart (poems; part 6)

Part 6: Breaking Point


You told me to give myself up.
To give up my desire for acceptance,
for love, for recognition.
You asked if I never received those things again,
would I still choose You?
My faith was brought into question.
Doubt and unbelief and fear rose in my soul.
I asked myself, can I do this?
And I sat, in pain and uncertainty.
I knew that I would fail.
I knew of my humanity and sin.
I knew that I would stumble and seek those things.
I knew if I never received those things again,
I would break.
You never said that this would happen,
if anything You would multiply anything taken away.
You simply asked me to give it to You.
All of it.
Even if the things of this life that I desire most
were locked away from me forever,
would I still follow You?
Yes.
Yes, I give it to You.
All of it.
You chose me, You recognized me,
You accepted me, You loved me.
Be all I need and be my one overwhelming desire.