We think we are loving Him when we say the words
But it all becomes routine
We plan and we hustle to do things right
Trying to be like God’s serving machine

Glancing over the sunrise He’s given to enjoy
With no time in a day to spare
Taking for granted the stars in the sky
And the beautiful warm summer air

Running on the beach with our iPods plugged in
Whining when shells scratch our toes
Reading two chapters of Scripture each day
Just so that everyone knows

When was the last time we gazed on the cross
And worshipped in love at His throne
Or when was the last time we read Christ’s own words
And prayed that He’d make himself known?

We are His bride and we act like a stranger
Saying hello and soon waving goodbye
We have so much to do and no time for our Savior
In the new lives He gave us when He came to die

We cannot embrace Him if we try to replace Him
With rules and full schedules and expensive ties
And can we truly give Him our hearts
When we can’t even give Him a moment of our lives?

I know that it’s easy to say we have
Fallen behind and we must change our ways
And that it’s a lot harder to love with our hearts
When our minds go such different ways

But, isn’t it easy to spout off, “I love you”
Those three words so often said
Without even stopping to praise our Redeemer
For all He has done and the blood that He shed?

He gave up His own life that we might have life
And have it more abundantly
Not so that we could refasten the chains
From which we have been made free

Let us love Him the way He loves us
Passionately-and pray
That the boundless love He has for us
Would become more real each day.

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