Releasing Burdens

I wanna be able to become fully lifted.

Lifted from everything that weighs me down.

I feel it in my heart, that my heart just wants to jump,

Jump outta my chest, as an act of surrender,

Because it’s become so helpless, so heavy,

Heavy with so many worries, so many burdens.

I wanna be able to release all my burdens,

& all the things that cause me to be weary,

Release everything that my heart is holding onto,

I’m moving on, but it seems as though my heart isn’t.

It’s doing nothing but causing me to sink,

Causing me to stay in place,

It’s like there’s more than one anchor attached to me,

When all im trying to do is sail,

Sail to my next location,

Wanna set sail for my next destination across the sea,

Captain, Captain, where are we to next?

I’m getting everything on top of the deck prepared,

I’m getting everything gathered for our next trip.

But yet, it’s these anchors beneath me, that won’t allow me to get ready for the trip.

But it’s one anchor specifically causing my delay the most.

I wanna be able to release all my burdens,

I wanna finally be able to carry something that so much lighter, as light as a bird’s feather.

That I won’t be able to remember all the weights that I carried,

something like the Bag Lady, Badu.

Take His burden, because it is light,

His Yoke is easy to bear,

He’s gentle at heart,

Humble at heart.

But I carry, the spirit of weariness,

because I am burdened at heart,

I am hard at heart .

I am troubled at heart.

The more I release to Him,

The more of His light, will make me light.

Releasing, every single thing,

Releasing, every single worry,

Releasing, every single thing that causes me not to be able to enjoy this journey,

My heart sinks more & more because it’s one of my anchors,

Its heaviness is what’s causing me to stay in this same position at sea.

He’s close to the brokenhearted.

My heart is at the bottom of the ocean, shattered.

Letting all of life’s troubles fill in every single piece of it that’s been left open.

He rescues those, whose spirits are crushed.

Lord won’t you rescue me?

Won’t you rescue my heart?

It’s causing me to be stuck at sea.

Don’t you see that it’s shattered?

Broken at the bottom of your oceans?

It’s spread all across your deep blue seas.

You have to give me your heart,

I am the Potter, your heart is my clay,

I cast these burdens onto you Father,

Cast all my cares, my worries, & all my fears.

You’re the only who can save me,

as I drift away in the sea.

I’m supposed to sail across the sea,

Not drift because I’ve lost direction.

Give you my burdens, because you know how to take care of me.

Will you save me, you’re an ever most present help.

In every time of need.

Help me, Father oh Father,

Hallowed it be thy Name.

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