To Be Used By God



I do not want to be a caterpillar
that can never turn into a butterfly.
I do not want to be a car that can
never give anyone a ride.
I do not want to be a heart
that will never beat, because
a heart that cannot beat
will never be alive

I want to be use by God
I want to do His will
because if God cannot use
me why am I ‘m here?
I hope I never become useless
like a tree that can never bear fruit
because, that tree is only
good for firewood.

So when I speak when He
wants me to speak and
when I sing when He wants
me to sing and when I do
what He calls me to do
surely I am allowing
God the Creator of
All men kind to use
me as He consequently
designed.
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Submitted on March 08, 2011

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Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 10

Angela Lorine Smith

Born in Atlanta, Georgia to the parents of Leo and Paulette Sheats on February 9, 1965, the third child in a family of five. She started to write poetry at the age of 11. Angela love reading, writing and computers, from programming computers, troubleshooting them, writing blogs, website etc. She is a daughter, mother, wife and grandmother. more…

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