Who Are You?

Who are you? Do you know who you are? I’ll tell you one thing You are not what everyone else says you are You are not that person who doesn’t care about life You are the one that chooses to press on in spite of the strife You are not the one who hurts others out of some sick, twisted pleasure But you are the one that encourages others Even when they don’t want to hear it And you do so in good measure When others doubt your ability You’re the one that steps up to the plate And knocks what they say you couldn’t achieve right out of the park And then some And that’s just the start You are not the one that gives up on holding on to hope While some others you know would rather hold on to dope Just because their scope is limited Even when doubt and fear wanted to have their way with you You let faith prevail And when you put it on the scale It weighed more than doubt and fear ever could As faith in the Almighty God pushed you along You knew it wouldn’t be long Until you would step into purpose So stop telling yourself that you’re worthless Do you know who you are? You are the one whom God is shaping and molding for such a time as this And of course, not every day is going to be bliss To believe the contrary would make you naïve and you know this But you know He is working in you and through you to bless those around you Because they need to experience what God has put inside of you So you see there is a great work for you to do And with Time you do not need to screw Because after that sleepover She will give you a rude awakening One that will shake you to your very core And she will look you square in the eyes And let you know that you are certainly Not ready for a meeting with Eternity But again I ask you, do you know who you are? It’s for a reason you have come this far And it’s not to flaunt your money or your fancy car Or to show off those things you do not even own… at all Doing that will cause you to fall You are the one who was made for this time This place that you’re in right now There is purpose inside of you You can’t afford to not see it Concerning everything God already called you to be You need to be it You do not need to be one who is too busy staring back at the past That you cannot even take at least one glance at the future While you are in your present “What if,” and “I could have… and would have… and should have” Don’t mean diddly squat now Take a look at the future you could have It can be a bright one if you put your heart and mind to it I promise you the more you look towards the future You’ll never want to look at your dark past again As the future will have you truly captivated A person who looks up, not down A person who walks with integrity One who has reversed that ugly frown That’s who you are There is so much potential in you I wish that you could see it So many people besides me have told you so Why is it so hard for you to believe it? Forget what a hater has to say And listen to what those who truly love you have to say Don’t go on day by day Miserable, feeling sorry for yourself While your goals, aspirations, and dreams are wasting away on the shelf That is NOT what you are supposed to be doing Don’t you know who you are? You are part of that chosen generation, royal priesthood A holy nation, you are a peculiar person; That you should shew forth the praises of Him Who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light You are blessed and not cursed You are above and not beneath So why are you out there at night trying to creep? That’s not who you are! You are blessed and highly favored by the God Who carefully made you for His glory He knew you before you knew you Shoot God knew you even before your mother knew you So why are you walking around here confused? The thoughts God thinks towards you Are thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an expected end So don’t front. Don’t pretend Don’t settle for less than the best that God called you to have When you settle for less, then that my friend is just plain sad It’s time for you to wait on the Lord And have your strength renewed It’s high time that you mount up with wings as an eagle It’s time for you to run and not be weary It’s time for you to walk and not faint It’s that positive life portrait that it’s time for you to paint It might get hard sometimes, but that’s life But walk away from a challenge? That’s not what you do Yea that’s right So fight on, press on, move on Do whatever you have to do Just don’t give up on realizing who you are! Get a clue So the next time I ask you “Do you know who you are?” Please, you better have a decent answer for me And I’ll accept nothing less! © 2012 Dynamic View