My Psalm Of Brokenness

Psalm 5:15-17

"Unseal my lips oh Lord that I may praise you. You would not be pleased with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you burnt offerings, you would not accept it. The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise."

I've been longing for a past

That I know is forever gone.

Clutching my pillow through the night

And feeling so all alone.

Falling on my knees

And releasing all my tears

Crying out to you, O God,

To deliver me from my fears.

Looking for my friends

Who are no where to be found.

Standing at the crossroads of life

With many paths all around.

Which one do I take?

I desire the one that leads to you.

Show my feet where to walk

That I may not walk in what’s untrue.

I've been stripped of all my comfort zones.

It’s just me and You.

Sitting in this deep valley,

That I have to eventually walk through.

You are the lover of my soul

And the lifter of my head.

May you never hold the bottle in vain

That holds all the tears I’ve shed.

I've lost everything

That was once a part of me.

That somehow became idols

That had me bound when I thought I was free.

Holding on to my Bible

With its pages tattered and torn.

Returning to my first love

Whose power caused me to be reborn.

But this one thing I do know.

Is my Abba Father's loving arms.

For it is there I find my refuge

From this familiar journey's storm.

Even in all of this

I hear your Spirit's words so gently spoken.

Telling me that in this state,

I am finally, truly broken.

Now you can build me up

And make my life what you want it to be.

Thank you for loving me enough

To show me that in you and you alone that I am free!

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