Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Price of the Oil

(1/25/12)
People see the outside of the alabaster box, wanting what’s inside
If they only knew the requirements, the bloodshed, the tears cried
The price to carry such a heavy weight calls for much skill
The training starts from the moment we say yes to His will
Yes to be real, yes to reveal your scars that you live with
They show where you’ve been and what you have dealt with
To walk in the shoes of the anointed, you must be prepared for the walk
Because at the end of the day people will know if your lifestyle lined up with your talk
Many don’t see the conditions, they rather have the recognition
Their greatest downfall is they don’t honor God by submission
Praying for situations to move and what’s so strange
God allows things to stay as they are yet, in the midst of it you change
Because life will grab you and take you somewhere you may not want to go
But if the rain didn’t come at some point, how would we grow?
How would we show that in the midst of darkness we can still glow?
How would we know that we can endure in spite of the winds that blow?
The promise doesn’t stop just because we must experience the pit
Trials make us stronger; therefore, we become spiritually fit
God has called each of us for a purpose greater than me or you
So don’t be upset that your size 10 can’t handle a size 2
Remember the commitment made when we said, “Lord, please save me”
The cost of the anointing is a price we pay out daily

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