giveyourwitness
Kristine Cucinotta Murphy
Walking in the truth is not all comfort
There’s pains and agony cries of hurt
There’s losses and there’s loneliness
Walking in God’s holiness
There’s attacks that wound and bring you down
There’s tribulation and sufferings all around
The struggle is real and the battle is hard
Greater is he who is inward
Outward, we’re a hot mess falling apart
Yet, we persevere by God’s Spirit in our heart
The cocoon must break for the butterfly to come out
There’s no way around it, pampered we are not
Not for the part timers, not for the faint
For the chosen, elect, anointed saint
You can’t fake a life with God
There’s no kicking back with your feet up and nod
There is no time wasted, sitting on the sideline
You’re armoured up and put on the frontline
There’s studying, praying, training too
Night and day, in the wee hours, all the way through
There’s wake up calls, cramming The Book
There’s heartaches of loved ones left and forsook
There’s afflicting the flesh in fasting, seeking God’s Spirit
Not a lot of room for play, listening to what God has to say
It’s hardcore, military style training
Crawling in the mud while it’s bitterly cold and raining
God uses fire, a Sword, chisel and a hammer
It’s not about pleasures nor dressed up glamour
You don’t just show up, don’t be fooled
A disciple must endure hardship and be schooled
It’s not all about singing and sitting in a church pew
God’s got some real changing to do in you
It’s not about happiness, gatherings and stuff
It’s work, much labour, sleepless nights, it’s tough
If your life is being cushioned, your not being changed
You’re being deceived and shortchanged
If things didn’t change there wouldn’t be butterflies
Change doesn’t come easy, purging out with groans and sighs
But, it’s needed to be made in God’s image
Take another look and make sure you’re not in a mirage
God, I pray you open our eyes
Deliver us all from the enemy’s lies
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