Sometimes we may be tempted
When impatience has its way,
To try to rush the process
Or to have the final say.
We may try to control
Or manipulate as well,
However this will spoil the outcome
And disaster this will spell.
Because when God shows us clearly
As to which direction we should take,
It may involve much patience
With the ability to wait.
When our eyes are on the prize
Irrespective of what comes our way,
We know deep in our heart
That God’s promise will remain.
When our eyes are on the prize
There’s a quality that is revealed,
Showing God’s goodness and His kindness;
It’s where His peace our heart will seal.
And when our eyes are on the prize
It’s the finish line we see,
Where our marathon of trials
Will lead us into eternity.
God wants to bless us with rewards
For all of eternity,
And when we wait upon His will;
Much joy and love we see.
And when our eyes are on Jesus
His prize is the most favourable,
Gifting us with His salvation
Where our heart and soul is full.
Because this brevity of life
Will be over any day,
Let’s keep our eyes on the prize
Where God’s faithfulness remains.
“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14
“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:20
“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord,” Philippians 3:8
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2
