The Bigger Picture

Sometimes I just don’t get it
Bogged down with day to day monotony

I can’t find the strength or clarity of mind
To step outside my self-created prison
Life is bigger and the scheme is grander
There is no need to quantify in small terms
My state of mind, so often subjective,
Hinges on what I see and feel in the moment,
But isn’t it interesting how things change,
Those things called ‘the norm’ aren’t normal at all,
I become accustomed to the burden I bear,
Putting up boundaries reinforced with meaningless thoughts,
God is not a term, rather a being,
He is not small nor something to flee,
Within the confines of his loving arms,
I can push the boundaries of my very being,
Nothing is impossible; no mountain too high,
The constraints of humanity are stripped away,
Perfection can be grasped through the blood of another.
So then take a step outside of the present,
View life for what it is,
It’s much simpler than I once thought,
The trials and troubles I found insurmountable,
Are now seen for what they really are-
A product of sinful eyes losing their focus,
A shifting of priorities from perfection to abomination.
Thus, I take confidence in these brief times of realization,
Vowing to remember moments of clarity,
Renewing my strength to fight on another day,
Becoming vigilant to guard my thoughts and actions,
Giving it all to my God; the maker of a straight and narrow path.