Losing the
Layers
by Michelle Stace
Once upon
a time I was born.
As
I grew I acquired layers around me.
These
layers were a multitude of sins,
These
layers became firmly attached.
Then one
day something penetrated
to the center of my soul;
It
was Christ Jesus.
Once upon
a time I was born again.
As
I grew in the Lord I began to lose those layers.
Slowly,
a layer at a time, the Lord began
To
peel them away.
At
first the layers seemed to come off
Without
too much discomfort.
But
then as the Lord tried to rid me of those more
Deeply
rooted sins and bad habits,
The
pain became intense.
I often
wonder how many more layers are left,
And
feel there are far more than I realize.
But
I know one day the Lord’s work will be done.
And what
will be left?
It
will be the Lord that shines through me,
Unhindered
by the things in my life that would
cast
shadows on the Glory of God.