Confidence wins

if I can begin to believe it...I can begin to achieve it

"Have faith in me"
I heard Him speak for the first time
30 years ago
The voice I longed to hear.. I recognised it immediately for it was my very own soul 
And yet I am not my own saviour 
Jesus saved me long ago 
On a cross 
When I first gave my heart 
And yet
I am still not saved
I will be though
It's a process you see
And I need only to believe
To trust Jesus, and to trust Him and trust Him...
The saving is at the beginning and the end 
In between the ticks is the battle
I just need to believe...

Reviews

[Shelley Warner]

I'm checking out your poetry this morning, Saw that you're new to Writer's Cafe. I can relate to this poem. I was "saved" too in my teens. Now decades later, my view of what that means has changed. I used to think it was saved from punishment. I realize now that we are being saved in the sense that we're being changed. We're growing. And yes, it's a process.

[Caroline B A Maguire]

saved from ourselves just maybe? def a process. better to get the suffering out of the way early then reap the harvest (i hope! lol )

[Corset]

So hard to hold that first source and center upfront in the face of so many of life's challenges and disappointment and horror to be sure. I don't buy into that whole "died for my sins thing". I don't believe he wanted to die in that way or to be martyred or revered more than God himself, all glory goes to God, I believe he died because of our sins, I believe he could have lived and taught to a ripe old age if humans were not such bloodthirsty animals. But, as all things do have a purpose his martyring has endured through hundreds of years and the masses still celebrate his life and accept him as the son. I do not have heroes, except the one and he is it... I do love me some Jesus.

[Caroline B A Maguire]

aye you gotta love Jesus - He's the only way out. i dont believe he wanted to die that way either but he was obedient to the Father. Redemptive suffering - for the greater good.

[Corset]

I'm not sure I buy into that redemptive suffering either, his impact on the world at large should have been enough to last the ages through a lifetime of teaching about the universe, or the thought that God would allow his son to die in such a manner to me all that is just glorying an "oops", ancient folk putting a spin on the biggest mistake they ever made, but what is notable for me is the dedication to free will on the fathers part, and on the part of the son as well, that kind of bravery and dedication to the concept of which the world was created resulted in a spiritual awakening that man has never seen before nor ever will again, till the coming, should there really be a coming as they describe in the bible. I imagine it as a reaping, maybe the world dies of a pandemic, maybe the earth stops spinning, who knows for sure. Men wrote that bible as interpreters of the words that Jesus taught, Jesus did not write anything. Men are not infallible and I am sure they would have spun the story a bit to look more like a divine intervention than a "ooops" we just killed the prophet how do we not look bad in this scenario yet bring all to God at the same time..just my thoughts.

[Caroline B A Maguire]

not to sound pious and bible thumping "His ways are not our ways" which is only way i can comprehend the cross as a means of humanity's salvation. your thoughts are great! thank you for interaction. i try to have simple faith after years struggling to understand it all comes down to God loving us pathetic creatures and us pathetic creatures having faith in that love..

[Corset]

you are wonderful, and you can bible thump if you wanna with me, I prefer the symbol of the shepherd's hook as opposed to the cross. I refuse to wear one.

[Caroline B A Maguire]

lol..i dont wear one either but ive carried one for too long. sometimes in life you just need a Saviour