Where is the Fight?

There in the world, I sat and thought,
About what I would do, what to give a shot,
A movie?  Music? Sports? Internet?
A movie would be nice, but what to get?

I’d spent the morning, just sitting and eating,
Not doing anything productive, not even reading,
Just like every morning, this summer break,
Just nothing to do, no trees left to shake,

And then I wondered, what about the Bible?
Maybe I should read it, give myself a little revival,
Nah, I reasoned, no need for God right at this moment,
Everything’s going good, perfect for enjoyment,

I only need God during the long school year,
When I’m down and need help, He’ll lend an ear,
No need to worry, He’ll always be there,
No need to talk to Him, He’s always prepared,

So I went and got the movie, and it wasn’t a good one,
Not good for my mind, and not good to watch for fun,
Just filled with vile and despicable things, 
But still I watched, ‘cuz hey, I paid for the fling,

I got another movie, and it was better for me,
But little did I think about, the time being wasted for free,
I just felt that since, it was a clean movie to see,
That it was good for me, and a better person I’d be,

But then a still small voice, called within me and said,
What are you doing?  Putting these things in your head?
This precious time, that God has given you,
You’re wasting on this stuff, which only Satan wants you to do,

I tried to brush the thought away,
But I guess some of my conscience, was still there to stay,
So I decided to give, God a chance to work,
To change my heart inside, despite all its quirks,

I was able to see, the error of my ways,
The time that I was wasting, passing my days,
I could’ve been helping, someone in need,
But instead I was becoming, the helpless person indeed,

I’d lost my connection, to the ultimate Connector,
And I almost lost it forever, but the master Constructor,
Was able to rebuild, my tattered lifestyle,
Even though I didn’t think it was tattered, to Him it was like bile,

After all of this, I expected Him to be mad,
To give me some punishment, some reprimand,
But all He did was hug me, and tell me He loved me,
And He wiped my slate clean, not a thing to be seen,

What I want to say, through my story today,
Is that often we get caught, in what we think are innocent things of the day,
But in truth, any small thing, that takes us away from God,
Is a major obstacle, and a major blocking rod.

Where is the urgency, in our people today?
Where is the joy, in showing others the Way?
A people without motivation, comfortable and complacent,
Standing alone without God, with nothing adjacent,

So I ask, today, to myself and to all, to   
Live for God, each and every day,
Live for Jesus, because for us He passed away,
Live for the Holy Spirit, that He might help us witness,
So that we might show others, the wonder of God’s goodness,

The world is temporary, the world is not right,
God is eternal, don’t give up the fight!