A prayer -- rerun

Oh Jesus,

I want Your perfect love

            Yet I try to fill up elsewhere

I’ve seen Your face.

I’ve tasted Your blessings.

Yet those blessings fade quickly from my thoughts

            And I return to my false lovers.

You have revealed to me Your truth,

            Yet I still pursue the lies.

I hate this about myself.

On my own, I cannot change.

Oh Jesus, change me!

            Change me from the inside!

I want the freedom You offer!

I want to know You

            To love you

                To seek You

                     To desire You above all else!

I don’t want to follow the lies,

I want to follow You –

            wherever You lead me.

Crucify my pride,

     My laziness

           My addictions

                  My selfishness.

Oh Jesus,

     Forgive me!

           Heal me!

                 Change me!

I cannot do anything without You!

I want  You , Jesus!

            I want Your presence within me!

            I want Your holiness to transform me!

            I want Your will to consume me!

            I want Your glory to radiate from me!

            I want Your love to motivate me!

Jesus, I want You to define Me.

I want my life to matter,

            But I want You to matter more to me

                Than anything about my life.

You have given everything to me.

            May I withhold nothing from You.

You have been outlandish in Your love for me,

            Show me something outlandish I can do for You.

Let me love You with

            All my heart

                 All my soul

                        All my mind

                             All my strength!

I love you, Jesus!