Am I Responsible?
Am I responsible for those around
when there's no joy or laughter
or happy sounds?
Can I make the people closest to
me,
see themselves as God sees them
and learn to be all they can be?
Can I stir up and make happiness
in the heart?
Can I take the burden from this
person
around me and show them how to get
a new start?
Can I take the negative thoughts
from their mind?
Can I replace them with the positive
and show a new path to find?
You say 'no' I can't do any of these.
Then why take the blame when you
are told 'you just can't please.'
You're not responsible for another
persons happiness you see.
They will find happiness when they
can look inside
and say 'it's just between God and
me.'
When the little cocoon draws away
into its little shell,
even in the darkness and he is completely
changed;
no one can do it for him and he
will stay there until
God says 'all is well.'
He comes out entirely different
than when he went in.
Only God can change you within and
wipe away every sin.
When all around you looks gloom
and doom,
don't look at others to find where
your problems loom.
Stand up and face them like a man,
Don't blame others, look within
and take your stand.
When everyone around you does not
join in your 'pity party',
look within them to see what makes
them so hardy.
You'll find them walking close to
our Father above,
who can wrap all those cares in
a cocoon and
between you and God, when the cocoon
has changed,
you'll find peace like a dove.
~~ Sharon Lambkin ~~
