Hope deferred will make your heart grow sick;

   That’s what He said, so there’s no doubt about this;

Hope based on what, seems to be the question;

   You must let His Truth have its resurrection 

Am I living in compromise every day?

   Am I doing the things that He has to say?

That’s what it will take if I am to survive;

   Otherwise my choices will hold me in lies. 

To not look at this, when I have been warned,

   is willful rebellion that’s ruined all forms...

of God being able to protect; intercede;

   It’s automatic: There’ll be tragedies. 

Faith’s expectations can only come,

   from a Father that walks daily with His sons;

Then, I will be sure that He’ll do all He says;

   Short of this, my expectation is dead. 

Hard words to hear; There’s harder things coming;

   There’s some things I think we can do...

But, the greatest threat that I have observed;

   You don’t really think this is true. 

I guess you can’t help it; You’re too busy to hear;

   Compromise has been there for many years;

Not just in you, in every last one;

   Will your faith sustain you for what is to come? 

And even if this didn’t come at all;

   You still know there’s compromise in your life right now.

Talk about pushing events off into the future;

   Are you the most guilty of this?

Yet, you continue to hide and still expect...

   God to come to your stiff-necked assist.   

This won’t be enough to build faith that you need;

   Has it been, up to this time, right now? 

Do you like deception, because in your heart you know,

   that is the only way that’s left to go?

I don’t care how many years you’ve lived on this earth;

   His power has been here for you to birth...

at least the knowledge you already have...

   At least, to experience His power in that.

At least; At least...with problems right now;

   Is it ever a thought to ask Him, How?

At least, to find out what He’s already said;

   At least, to acknowledge He’s been raised from the dead. 

How do I not?  If someone’s alive,

   you talk to them...but you justify:

I’ll assume what He’s saying and run my own life;

   You remain your own lord; That produced all your strife!

You know that He said: ‘You are not your own;

   I have bought you with a great price.’ 

What in the world do you think that means?

   To ignore Him and run your own life????

You know better than that; He gave you a brain;

   Well, I pray and ask Him to bless me.

Would you answer that request from your own child...

   to further encourage their pain? 

Without making Him Lord, and knowing what He’s said,

   your child will walk in the way that you’ve lead.

I think the thing that you really fear;

   is the question you know that you will hear: 

Why did you treat Me as dead?     

Is it too late?  In my opinion:

   The time’s getting short to turn to Him. 

I don’t doubt that there are many regrets;

   But, that’s not repentance so that you can get...

all of the things that are yours, as an heir;

   The elimination of each one of your cares.