My God, My Friend

My need for You has grown so strong
I crave Your presence all day long.
When my heart becomes so weak
I listen for Your voice to speak
Words of truth, love, and correction
To give my life a new direction.

My life is broken, shattered, torn
Yet You say I can be reborn.
I need this life; a new heart too
One filled with love only for You.
Pour it please into my heart
And give me now a brand new start.

Trials and temptations rage
But I can simply turn the page.
When found in You, I feel no harm
Resting in your loving arms.
I am not perfect, I trip and fall
Yet my God gives a loving call.

I run from this, return to You
I’m free at last, I feel so new.
My God forgives and then forgets
Forever is my tourniquet.
A wall to guard me from all wrong
And love to push my life along.

I give You everything I am
It’s not much I understand.
There’s nothing more that I can give
Surrendering all is how to live.
You know my life, you know my end,
I yield to You, my God, my friend.

So much fantastic writing on here. Whenever I ever feel down and out these poems and stories shake me right out of it.
God Bless

I like the six line stanza (sexain) you used in this poem, and the prayer-like feel you incorporated into it. I can really feel the beautiful, heart-felt emotion you put into it.

My favorite lines are:

Pour it please into my heart
And give me now a brand new start.

And:
My God forgives and then forgets
Forever is my tourniquet.

And:
I give You everything I am
It’s not much I understand.
There’s nothing more that I can give
Surrendering all is how to live.
You know my life, you know my end,
I yield to You, my God, my friend.

Thank you both for your comments!

Chapter2:
I am glad all of us can provide such a resource for one another, as you have mentioned. And I agree, the words found on this site (whether they be for song, book, poetry, etc) can easily lift the heart out of the mundane and negative atmosphere of this lift right into the presence of the Almighty!

Lora:
I was definitely going for the "prayer" feeling here. I actually started with the last stanza and worked backwards for this poem. The first stanza is pre-salvation, while the second stanza is the cry of a lost repenting sinner for new life (salvation). The next stanza is the trials and tribulations of the Christian life, while the fourth is the security and safety found in God. The last stanza wraps up the poem with the notion of submission, which is the essence of the Christian life. I am glad you enjoyed it!

Love the way you write. Some of the most heartfelt poems we write seem to come from times of distress or remembering those times and rejoicing in the salvation that Jesus offered us.

:)