I love poetry. Poetry awakens my soul. Poetry is transcendent, it has this ability to touch my soul in a way few things can. So when I read the below poem I was Not Designed by Paul Tripp, something in me jumped and rejoiced. God is beyond faithful and each moment of our breathing should be spent in awe and praise of Him. O, what a joy when we will be finally with Him and sin no more? We will finally be Home! Home to the One who redeemed us to Himself; Home to the One who gave it all to never again be separated from us. 

Lord God, please keep us faithful and focused on You until the day we will finally see You. In Jesus’ name, Amen! Please meditate on the below words? I pray that God brings your heart closer to His, in His name I pray! 

I was Not Designed by Paul Tripp

I was not designed
to be on my own
to author my own story
to compose my own rules
to live with me in the center.

I was not designed
to look for life outside of You
to treasure the creation
to love people, places, and things
more than You.

I was not designed
to rely on my wisdom
to trust my imagination
to rely on my thoughts
to ignore Your revelation.

I was not designed
to follow the path of my craving
to be enslaved to my desires
to be ruled by my passions
more than I am by You.

I was not designed
to put created things in Your place
to look to the creation
to fulfill the longings
that only You can fulfill.

I was not designed
to live for the moment
to ignore what is forever
to covet what belongs to others
forgetting I’ve been given You.

I was not designed
to question Your goodness
to bring you to the court of my judgment
to be bitter in my assessment
of the things You do.

I was not designed
to let my heart fill with envy
to be constantly accounting
to be jealous and untrusting
instead of resting in You.

I was not designed
to forget that Your right hand holds me
to ignore your good counsel
to not see that You’re with me.

I was not designed
to think I am living
to ignore the evidence that I’m dying
to forget that we perish
when separate from You.

So I acknowledge this morning
it is good to be with You
to make you my sole refuge
to speak daily of your workings
Whom do I have but You?
I praise you for rescue
for always holding me near You
for owning my hearts desires.

My life is You.

God bless

Paul Tripp