If you are looking at me...
You are looking at the wrong one.
I have fallen far too short,
But look to what Jesus has done.

Isn't he supposed to be a Christian?,
You look at me and ponder,
Yes, I am. But I am still a sinner.
Sometimes, I even wonder.

All I can tell you is this:
Don't trust in me and my example.
Trust in Jesus' righteousness.
His mercy and grace are ample.

Read of Jesus and His life's works.
Jesus will never lead you astray.
Don't expect me to live sinless,
For I, on the other hand, very well may.

I don't want to mislead you,
Least of all, not by my acts.
Jesus, not I, is the Saviour.
That, dear friend, is one of the facts.

You look and ask the question:
Aren't you supposed to do good?
Yes, that is my goal, dear friend.
Yet, I can't succeed as only Christ could.

I can make up excuses all day.
It doesn't make my actions right.
But thank God for Jesus, whose yoke is easy...
And whose burden is light.

When you see me fail, perhaps often...
I'm walking in the flesh.
When I trust fully in God and ask of Him,
God's Holy Spirit fills me afresh.

It is then that I can be
The man God wants me to be.
Not by myself, but by His help...
Only by His grace and mercy.

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Ronald E. Guilfoyle
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