When I'm not giving God my very best,
I feel so empty and filled with distress.

There was a time I'd have found that odd,
but way back then I didn't know God.

I lived my life in such a way,
as to find some pleasure in each and every day.

I seldom thought of others at all,
whether or not they needed a friend on whom to call.

Whether their souls were saved or lost,
I myself didn't comprehend what it cost.

I'd heard of God and that He is the Father,
and believed if I were to be saved I must try harder.

Attend a Church and be kind to my fellow man,
no one had ever explained the Salvation Plan.

No one had said I couldn't do the work,
that to even attempt it made me appear a jerk.

Aha but then my eyes were opened and I could see,
salvation is a gift and it is given for free.

I went on to discover that the changing takes place inside,
now least anyone of us swell up with pride.

All the work is done by the Holy Spirit,
if we listen for His guiding voice we are sure to hear it.

We must surrender to Him every day we live,
and offer our complete co-operation to give.

To let Him make us into what we were intended to be,
so we can serve Our Father competently.

When I'm not serving God it causes me distress,
it lowers my self esteem and dims my happiness.