Working away on a bare factory floor No real friends had I got no future in store Nobody liked me, I can’t blame them you see I was selfish and immature, I cared only for me I could win fights with words, no problem at all Finding peoples weak point, that was my goal I got my kicks from all this, why, I haven’t a clue I think I wanted to be hated between me and you.
I would hold my head high when people looked on, Defiant and cocky, I knew I had won I didn’t need friends, I was a loner till the end And to be alone in my life, I was willing to spend But I swore I would change my outlook on life As it wasn’t worth all this trouble and strife But I couldn’t, I was stuck in a rut, and I couldn’t get out.
Alone in my world, I wondered about life and what it was about I knew a guy at work, he was a Christian of the deepest intent He was morally upright and he said what he meant I’d see him taunted by his conviction on the shop floor He’d smile and walk courteously out of the door Unlike me, I would have gone for the kill I had trouble in keeping my stubborn tongue still I built up my courage and walked over to him.
I didn’t know at the time I was convicted of sin I asked him this, is life mapped out And if so, please tell, me what it all about He looked at me curiously we hadn’t spoken for ages “Yes in a way”, he said, “Look at these pages” The pages belonged to the book of the LORD, He explained what they meant, and, he meant every word He showed me Romans 8 verse 28 And I couldn’t get enough, we talked until late.
The next day I walked in, with questions in my mind What about “Adam and Eve, the Dinosaurs, the fall of mankind” He answered every question, I never questioned the Book, I took it as the word of God, and worth a second look He asked, what was stopping me from being born again, I hadn’t got a clue, but I couldn’t answer then, I rummaged round my head, for something to conflict You work, get married, grow old and die, that’s it!
The Bible added a new dimension though, a light I hadn’t seen I walked through endless pages, places I hadn’t been He said, “God loves you, and wants you to follow him” And automatically, life didn’t seem to be quite so dim, So on that night in 84, I gave my life to God, I realized where I was before him, I realised where I stood I was a Sinner to the utmost degree Thats why Christ had to die on that bloodstained tree.
The next day, I told my new Brother at what I had done, Well pleased He was, then taught what was to come, Subject to ridicule and the expense of their jeers, Hold these problems up to Christ, and he will definitely hear. I didn’t gain any friends as I had really wanted I was jeered, laughed at, pushed, and taunted, I had a new “Adversary” to deal with I hadn’t counted on But the problems I had I held up to Gods Son, And if I hold fast to the cross and give Jesus my all I’m less likely to sway and less likely to fall As a Christian goes, I’ve fallen quite a lot But what picks me up is the love that I’ve got I still haven’t many friends, just me and my dog The friendship, the love of “JESUS CHRIST”, and the whole family of God.
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Also Read:
- Understanding God: God of Delegation
- Purpose: Sent to Redeem and Upgrade (1)
- The Pencil Story
- Delivered From a Sinful Lifestyle
- An Easter Reflection
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