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By Sylvia Young
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Unabashed, you all steal my time,
Time I cannot afford
Time that doesn't belong to me
I allow myself to believe a lie:
I deserve this entertainment
I too tired to work now
And tomorrow is another day
But the truth is,
I'm lazy, worried, stressed
Life is hard
I want a distraction
Everyday, I tell myself
“Tomorrow I will serve the Lord!”
But the next day, I say,
“Just one more show, just one more round, just ten minutes!”
These things beguile me, amuse me,
but they are slowly eroding my days and weeks
I cannot tell myself the lie anymore
I'm wasting my life
When will I stop trying to entertain myself,
distract myself from reality?
When will I use my gifts to glorify God?
Tomorrow?
Alas, tomorrow is ever out of reach
An illusion
A facade
I must face the truth now
And so, I turn off my phone
Remove Netflix and Facebook from my bookmarks
But more importantly,
I pray
My strength comes from God alone
On my own, I am weak
I cannot bear life
It crushes me
So, I will ask God to help me face it
To overcome it
To be victorious
And stop wasting precious time on this 'entertainment'
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