Made to Shine

We meet with friends for a Bible Study/Prayer Time intermittently. Last Saturday night, we talked about God's glory. I felt inspired to write a poem that speaks to all of us of God's heart for us.

Made to Shine

You have such potential!
I made you to shine—
To glow with the glory
Of knowing you're Mine,
Of knowing I love you
Too much to let go,
Too much to relent
When you don't want to grow.
When you're choosing to hide
In the dullness of sin
You forfeit the race
You're created to win.
Yield to My correction—
Its pressures are brief
And they'll guide you and lead you
To certain relief
From the desperate effort
To polish yourself.
Your attempts barely meager,
You cry for My help.
You don't comprehend
That the work is not yours.
You are My creation;
My purpose is sure.
Release all your doubts,
And your guilt, and your shame,
And rejoice in this fact:
You are called by My Name!