Dear Jesus

if my heart does not break when i think of the lost,
then i really am lost myself.
if i won't give my life for your dying child,
then take away my good health.

if my money's better spent on coffee than missions,
then burn down the coffee shops.
if the music i listen to is for entertainment,
then play your praises from hilltops.

if the reason i'm on stage is to be in the spotlight,
then speak darkness into the auditorium.
if i close my ears just to open my mouth,
then go ahead and mute the volume.

if i won't go to war for your name's sake,
then let my name be shattered.
if i only pray for the desires of my heart,
then change my desires to my master's.

if i won't let you hold me, even when you ask,
then show me how it feels to be lonely.
if my inspiration comes from things of this world,
then reveal that only you have beauty.

if my motive to dance is to win competitions,
then i might as well be paralyzed.
if i try to prove that a sinner can't be restored,
then your word proves wrong what i surmised.

if i get caught up in anything but your love,
then take everything i have, nothing to spare.
and if i ever need a great awakening, Lord,
please remind me again of this prayer.