My Unwelcome Guest

Health, wealth, and prosperity —

These are ever present in my life

So why does it bother me —this strife?

My world is so perfect outwardly

But there is a war waging inside

I try to fight off the negativity, the hurt, the loneliness

But in Christ I can abide

So why is this not enough

Why am I still a mess

Faith should get me through the hardships

So what am I doing wrong

The loneliness only continues to tear and rips and rips

But I need to be strong

I try to put on a show for everyone, but no one knows

I’m trapped inside and I’m done feeling this way

But a thousand woes —

These do not compare to my Jesus’ hurt

What he experienced was the worst pain and he experiences mine every bit

So this I bring to him and at his feet it is lain