How can I pray to you
Pour out all of me
My thoughts roam the world
And fall on other things.
This is my heart
Where idols lie.
Beneath the surface
All the time.
And I look inside
but only see
Those things I hold
and inward cheat.
They come in first
In the war and race
Where priorities scramble
Then land misplaced.
I hear your word
And strong command
But place them there
Where God should stand.
If I sing louder, and declare His name
He’ll never notice they took his place.
If I commit to pray and pray
He’ll never see
My heart has strayed.
That one thing took over me
And eventually, stood over you,
Became my number one, you see
And first in all I do.
It’s different for each one of us
Work, money, sex.
And when we think God doesn’t know
He was first to read that text.
He saw the look upon our face
Desire that innocently grew
And God tried to help you see
What’s always best for you.
“You shall have no other gods
Before me in your life.”
For when you do,
You fall away
Further over time.
We don’t realize other gods
Come in many forms,
And cheat on the One true God
Who longs to love us more.
Be aware of what you hold
And where your love is placed.
Put nothing above
And all below
And you will never stray.
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