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Behind these brown eyes
That sweep left to right
I watch and observe.
I pray, process, and write
That behind these meager words
That you would hear my heart.
I know this won’t be all of it,
But at least it’s a start.
For I have watched and observed
This puzzlement for a while:
Boys wearing oversized suits
And oversized shoes
Taking oversized bites out of life
That they can’t actually chew.
Now don’t get me wrong,
But please hear me out,
This is not meant to break you down,
That’s not what it’s about.
Rather, as a sister and a friend
I want you to know
Your insecurity shows as you outgrow
The highs of yesteryear
And the feelings of faith,
For they were never meant to last
Past the present moment of grace.
With that, I encourage you to taste and to see;
To drink deeply from God’s well,
To know Him intimately.
For yes, indeed, you were created to lead,
But solely from a place of humility:
A place, position, and posture before God
That allows Him to do all
And be all and give out;
To give what He deems is best,
And when He says is right,
To give whom to whom He chooses.
Don’t try to make things happen
In your own might,
For all things will come to light.
And if it not given freely by the Father,
We will eventually know and see
Though through teary eyes
And with broken hearts
The ashes of regret from being too hasty.
All that said, I charge you, men
Rise up, wise up, listen up.
Bend the knee
And get to know your God.
Hear His voice and study His heart,
Devote yourself to what it beats for
And what it breaks over,
And learn of how it loves.
Watch and observe, brothers.
Take note and steal all of His tricks,
For all of the “how-to’s” on pursuing
Are already tested, tried and true.
For Jesus is God’s love language,
The greatest form of love,
I assure you; get to know Him
And you get automatic “swag” from above.
For in Him, you have your joy.
And in Him, you are complete.
In Him you learn when and whom to pursue
Because at the end of your bachelor days,
It is for Him and His glory that you say, “I do”;
It is for His Kingdom come
His will to be done,
And when you make that “number one,”
She will be added unto you.
