God Still Wants Me: a poem by Emily Trester

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God Still Wants Me 

I know I’m not perfect, 

I’ve said and done things I wish I hadn’t,                              

I still doubt God at times and forget to read my Bible, 

or more like, I may prefer to write, crochet, or sew

instead of spending time with the Lord through His Word.

Sometimes I overreact, take things too personally,                      

cry when it isn’t necessary. 

I blame myself for other people’s actions, 

feeling as though it was somehow my fault, like I wasn’t good enough, 

like all those bad things somehow reflected who I was, 

who I really am deep down.

But, even with all this, Jesus still wants me, 

and it amazes me 

how much His saving grace has made an impact on my life. 

I don’t have to carry around that weight anymore 

of who I am, who I once was as a fallen creature.

It’s like what Christians often say, “more of God, less of me,” 

and this can’t ring any truer in my own life, 

for God has helped me out more times than I can count, 

even when I’ve let Him down, 

even when I’ve pushed Him away, or fallen astray.

Because the goodness of God never fades away, 

it’s forever here to stay, 

I belong to Him

as does everyone else who has given their life to the Lord.

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Emily Trester is a poet, book reviewer, and short story writer based in Idaho. She enjoys expressing her fondness for God’s creation through photography

and poetry and is currently co-authoring a poetry collection with her aunt. She developed a passion

for literature at a very young age. Her writings have

been published through various contests and publications, including The Idaho Coalition, American High School Poets Just Poetry/Live Poets Society of NJ:

Of Faith and Inspiration, Blue Mountain Arts, The Agape Review, PowerPoetry.org, and OnlineBookClub.org.

November 2024 issue