ANTICIPATE

IT WASN’T COMPLETE; I DIDN’T WAIT;

   WHY DO I KEEP TRYING TO OPEN ‘THE GATE’

THAT ONLY RESPONDS TO MY LORD’S MIGHTY HAND;

   HELP ME TO WAIT AND TO UNDERSTAND.

SOMETIMES WAITING’S THE STRONGEST ACTION;

   TO PROTECT ME FROM BEING LORD.

MY FLESH REALLY FIGHTS ME AND YELLS AND SCREAMS;

   AND SAYS, I’M SO VERY BORED.

IT ALWAYS PRESENTS A SUBSTITUTE, ANYTHING TO BE APPEASED,

   BUT, THEN I REMEMBER, YOU CAN’T RULE ME;

IT’S MY LORD I WANT TO PLEASE.

I WONDER WHERE THAT THOUGHT CAME FROM,

   AS I’M FIGHTING THIS RAGING BATTLE;

IT MUST BE CHRIST’S MIND THAT I’M THINKING WITH

   AND NOT SATAN’S FOOLISH PRATTLE.

THIS STARTS TO SCARE ME THAT I’M SO FAMILIAR

   TO SATAN’S FOOLISH WAY;

I GO BACK TO THE MIND THAT SPOKE BEFORE;

   TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

THEN I HEAR, RELAX, DON’T WORRY, I’M WALKING YOU OUT

   OF THIS FAMILIAR PRISON;

EVERY PLAN YOU MAKE IS IN MY HEART;

   AND TOGETHER WE HAVE RISEN.

NOW, LET’S DO SOMETHING TOGETHER TODAY;

   THAT WILL HELP YOU ENJOY THE WAIT;

AND IN THE DOING, YOUR RESPONSE WILL RUN HIGH;

   AND WE WILL ANTICIPATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!