Questions

Lord, You are the Master of my days...
You already know what shall be the length of them
Only You know what will be the final percentage
of how many I truly lived for You...

What will be the shortfall?
How many did I spend thinking of myself?
How many did I try to do things without You?
How many days went by that I didn't commune with You?
... or forgot You altogether?
How many days did I spend taking things for granted?
How many were spent on the follies of this world?
... indulgences in the temporary?
How many were faithless?

How many of my days will You count
that You were truly satisfied by my living? ...
that brought You honor and glory?
If anything, what thing did I do
that brought You the most pleasure?
How many beyond the age of reason did I live
only for Christ?
How many were spent being sensitive to You...
living an obedient, fruitful, holy life?

I don't want to ask what may have been...
only change me now... in Jesus' name

This life will soon be past,
Only what is done for Christ will last...

For me to live is Christ, to die is gain (Philippians 1:21)