The Worth Of Knowing

I thought I was bullying You
off the "throne of my heart"
every time I failed to obey You. 
I thought being a living sacrifice 
meant being tied to guilt 
for a lifetime. 

But now? 

I don't think You would so easily
give up the throne You died to sit on. 
You're there to stay. 
I'm the one who walks away
and bows to a mud puddle instead. 
When I am unfaithful,
You are still faithful. 
Thank God, being a living sacrifice
is being tied to Your mercy
for a lifetime. 

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬