Their stories never end well,Matthew 27:1-5Acts 5:1-10

Are we always confident

We know the way

Our story will?

Or has it ever seemed like

The more we try

To be like Him,

The less we seem

To do His will?Romans 7:18-19, 24

For even though we know

The Lord forgives us

When we have to ask Him

For forgiveness,1 John 1:9

What about our neighbor?

Or our friend?

Or our spouse?

Do we ever start to wonder

If they doubt us

When we have to say

We're sorry

For the very same thing,

Over,

And over again?

What then?

Eventually,

If we do not gain

The victory,

Don't our words begin

To sound a little hollow?

And our apologies,

Start to seem a little shallow?

Even to the point where

We are loath

To say we're sorry

Yet again?

Or what if,

Even when we claim

The promises of God

To make us strong,2 Peter 1:2-4

We do the very thing

We vowed we'd never do,

Over,

And over again?

What then?

Eventually,

If we do not gain

The victory,

Don't we start to question

Our sincerity?

And forfeit peace of mind

For insecurity?

And in the end,

Decide to our chagrin

That we simply seem