Ukuleles

All my life I’ve been running,
Straining and sweatin’,
Trying to please God in all that I do,
But so many times I hit that big ole’ brick wall,
Not answering God’s call to trust,
Because pleasing God was all that I knew,
What else is there to do?
Don’t we want to please God?
Shouldn’t that be why we make every move?
Don’t we want Him to be happy with us and approve?
That’s when I discovered trust,
Trust…how do we trust?
What does it take for us to look upon the face of God, bow down and trust?
It takes our heart, mind, and soul to adjust,
All we know is how to please,
Playing sweet songs to God on our ukuleles,
But then times get rough and full of disease,
And unease,
Putting more hope in other and our Nextel walkie talkies,
And we are supposed to be the smart species?
We are more like trainees,
And interviewees,
So what now?
Do we run around like a mad cow?
Putting on our masks made of holier than thou?
Or do we look to Christ and trust,
Get up and wipe off the dust,
To head down that path of trust,
Leaving behind “aiming to please” and adjust,
Following Christ through trust,
Look to the verses,
Pray for those who hurt us,
Follow Christ’s lead and make wise choices,
But don’t aim to please,
Trust in Christ and put away your little ukuleles.