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Burned Out

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My strength is weak, and I have fallen down
Looking up, I see God is still there, loving me
Caring for me, picking up the pieces that
I lost on my fall downwards, and now with
Strength gaining again, I wonder how much of
This downfall was all that bad

Burned out on theology, burned out on people
Calling their denomination the Divine Truth
Burned out on theological debates, because
Nothing is accomplished, so now I live in the
Peace of not knowing everything, but focusing
Only on the commandments of Jesus my Savior

This isn't about satisfying my lustful needs
I am not a pick and choose kind of person, all I want is
Truth, truth that reaches more regions, truth that
Goes beyond the pew seat warmers, truth that goes
Beyond white surberbia, truth that goes beyond
The Americain Dream, truth that is based upon
Peace in the heart, faith in God, and focus on the
Calling Jesus gave to all of us, "Go and make disciples"

The older I get, the more liberal I become, the more
I critically examine everything, and the stronger I become
When someone comes and attempts to debunk my thinking
The time I look back on my spiritual growth was wasted with
Theological hopes to satisfy my own need to be sure that
I am right with God, when all along, I realized I was right
I let pride and selfish worries get in the way, fell down on my
Face, got up, and shaking the sleep out of my eyes, I see
A brand new day, a yoke that is easy, a way that is narrow and
Straight, a way that repeats the same way Jesus loved us outcasts

Burned out on the modern church and no desire to get fired up
About it again, only fired up about being Christ-like, and running on
Radical faith that I will find a church to praise God in on a regular
Basis, burned out on the Christian elitist wall we always see pushing
Away the people that need the message of our blessed Savior
Burned out on conversations with plans of conclusions, burned out

Ten to eleven years of believeing in one belief would lead me
To believe that I should not be burned out, yet, I am burnt now
This is not pity, or some cry for sympathy, I am not asking for
Prayer requests for me, I am happy with this life now, a life lived for
God without any biased faith guiding me along, so I close my eyes
Imagine being a bum in heaven and sleeping on hard benches in heaven
A place where being burnt out is impossible, because Jesus is physically
Next door, a place of non-biased fellowship with one another, a place where
Everyone is equal and sin is no more, a place where confusion has become
A fleeting fashion, a place of rest and peace, but now as I live on this
Earth, I am starting to live for heaven, to try to have a little piece of
Heaven before I leave this planet, to give others pure love, instead of
Conditional love, a place that theology is no more, and Jesus Christ is Evermore!