WHAT COULD AND MIGHT BE

I could look in the mirror
To see the man I am
It is so much easier than
Looking at what You have of me
Oh this fear of failing
Takes it toll on me
Frozen from the fallout
Of what could and might be
Yet the spark that You ignited
Still burns deep
What would the possibilities be
If I simply trusted and believed
Oh this fear of failure
Of what could and might be
How one can make something
Out of nothing at all
There is a verse that floats in my brain
It keeps reminding me
Of all You will do through me
Yet this man gets so filled with himself
He has no room for this
Life of faith and love and mercy
So much easier to live in what could be
Yet the Holy Spirit keeps leading me
To places of joy and wonder
But oh this fear of failing
Of what could and might be
Shakes the sense out of me
Oh if I would walk by faith
If I would live like I do
If I would stop pretending
To be a martyr and a fool
Then I would be so amazed at
What could and might be

Angel Barreto