Seasons Lived
by Michael Doyle

Life comes and goes
Defined in seasons
It has its reasons
As our life sows

That which we reap
Comes with joy that we'll keep
Keeping goodness as our lane
Hoping all the others try to do the same

Stepping forward into the greatness
We know that we await this
We live our life's conversation
In search of our destination

Let's open up our eyes
It's time to recognize
We can no longer be blind
If we're looking ahead, not behind

There is a limit to certainty
At least when it comes to theology
It's more than a matter of history
As God leads us to our victory

Telling truth has its adversity
We know this through familiarity
Mankind grows by schisms
To revive in our optimism

We, in all our worldly ways
We find ourselves in the last days
This is the pressure we know about
And we question how it turns out

To put this forward and more direct
Is to understand the cause and effect
The social institutions bring us pressure
In all ways, sometimes beyond measure

We must stand firm against the lies
Open minds are defeated by open eyes
We know the long road of the logical song
But we must stay strong where we belong

We must manage our minds to act correctly
This includes, in matters of our sexuality
Relationally, we must cease this polarity
If we are to live right and not in heresy

We must be strong in following Jesus's ways
Removing our blind spots in these days
We must converse in genuine community
Practicing biblical stewardship serving our family

Sexual pure and in intentional prayer
We must study God everywhere
And in every sense, we know how
Living fervently here and forever, starting now

Through the filters of pain is how we see
Healing with love is to live by divinity
This takes being rebuked by discipline
That we might live unblemished by our sins

Once we get past the broken 'feels'
We realize that our God endlessly heals
And receive this love in its correction
Let's live our lives with all due appreciation

(c) November 24, 2024   Michael Doyle
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