The Love I Sometimes Fail to See

Sometimes our failures, mistakes and feeling of discouragement can make it difficult for us to see, feel or recognize God's steadfast love. This poem, written by me, is a reminder that even when we struggle to recognize it, God's forgiveness, mercy and love is always there for us.

God, I often wonder

What you ever see in me

So often I let my loved ones down

And I’m not what I should be

It seems that it's the little things

I struggle with each day

I mess up and make so many mistakes

I just don’t know what to say

I want to rise above this

But I fail so many times

The steps of progress that I take

Seem so difficult to climb

I lack the energy I need

To do what I know is right

I stumble and I lose my way

Then I’m too discouraged to continue the fight

I often feel like screaming out

Does someone hear my cry?

Does anyone see the state I'm in

Or have they all closed their eyes?

Then I have to remind myself

God cares more than I know

He sees the turmoil that I'm in

And His love, he always shows

It’s not that He has closed His eyes

Instead, it's I who cannot see

I overlook His steadfast love

His forgiveness and tender mercies

Jesus, teach me to be stronger

To rise above the entanglements of my flesh

Provide me with the tools I need

Grant me freedom from my guilt

This poem was inspired by Ephesians 3:16-19 (NIV) which states:

"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God".

This image is AI-generated, but every word on this blog is written by me, from my own heart, faith, & lived experience, with NO AI generation, writing, editing, or polishing.

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