What does God want…?
He wants your heart.
We hold on tight to things of this life
Not realizing it takes up all the room
Crammed into each crevice we save
Bitterness, unforgiveness
And a whole lot of strife.
Piled from ceiling to floor
If you wanted to, you couldn’t open the door
Your heart is stuffed and you just can’t take anymore…
Pages and pages of hate and hurt are stored…
Within the place where love was once explored
It’s too overwhelming to think about
Too much clutter, broken promises and unkind words
I’m to numb for even the faintest hope…no one cared, no one heard…
The cries when I needed them too…
Now it’s too late and there’s nothing else to do…
Can’t think about doing what’s right…
Keep the door closed and locked up tight
What does God want…?
I have no clue…
I can’t be bothered by the likes of you…
Just let me live in my hoarder’s nest…
There’s nothing left, there is no rest…
I’ve failed and will never pass the test…
Besides, I tried once; I gave it my best…
The cleaning lady has come to call…
She’s heard your cry and that’s not all…
She’s come to carry out all the trash
Someone prayed for you today…
They’ve been praying all these years
They’ve cried many, many tears
For you to overcome all your fears…
The stacks of bitterness, and unforgivess and strife,
Can all be erased for the rest of your life
If you, will give God, your heart
He’ll send in His Holy Fire
With cleansing power
This very hour
The door will open and He’ll come inside
There will be no more clutter,
The door will open wide…
Standing on the seashore wanting to end it all
A still, small, voice, begins to call…
What does God want…?
He wants your heart…
Tears streaming, this cluttered heart cries out…
Lord, I’ve been blind and afraid
But right now today…I want to give my heart away
Here it is God, I’m yours now and always!
In an instant, the room of his heart, is completely emptied
Where clutter once jammed the darkened place,
Now Love and Joy and Peace
Are found…
A new song, a new sound, is sung by angel’s rejoicing…
My child’s no longer bound.
~Marla Shaw O’Neill April 3, 2018
Romans 10:8-10 New King James Version (NKJV) But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
