Lord, I have been everything except what I should. I have fought for my own way over yours, and I have done nothing but fall short. I am here for the sole purpose of requesting Your mercy once again. I have chased my own dreams and burned my own way through this busted world to no avail. I have been a stubborn fool who only cares about what he can accomplish and who he can impress.

I feel as though I am nothing— a jester of chance that is completely unworthy of everything You are. I have come to the broken realization that without You, I am nothing, my God. I need you in every part of my life. Without you directing my steps, I do nothing but wander the days and nights of a desperate world that is rife with disappointment and failure. But with You, there is joy and there is love. With You, I am everything I should be, everything I am capable of being. I have been a selfish soul.

I am here, on my battered knees, whispering my hallelujahs and begging for forgiveness from You—a forgiveness that I am forever in need of. Forgive me, sweet Lord. Make me what I need to be. Let my tattered heart burn for You as it should. I relent everything I am to You. I hand over every part of my withered life so that You may do with me as You see fit. Use me, so that I may be proof to a dying world that there is a God of mercy and unconquered love. Clean my selfish soul. Take everything that is not of You and make me whole once again. I am here, God. I have made the final choice to quit my dashing about and be still in your ever pure ways. In your perfect will, let it be so. In Jesus name, amen.

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