Thomas Sfraga, Period 7, 1/18/22

 Ruined to Redeemed

When I was young, they said

Stay away from drugs and alcohol.

So I made sure I was the purest of all.

But I fell in love with a screen,

And it gave me 

a twisted perception Of reality.

It broke my heart

Blinded my eyes

Made me cry

And I didn’t know why.

At 8 years old I ruined my life

And everyone around me said it was fine.

Forever and ever I lived in sin,

Longing for an answer

Couldn't find it within.

Searched online, dug a deeper hole

Warm and fluffy outside

But on the inside cold.

How could he be cold and dark,

When he's so funny and smart;

Had the whole world given to him

Yet he’s falling apart.

His family watched him throw his life away 

Wasting on a computer chair playing games.

Until one night, an internet search,

Led him to a divine encounter

With a kid who served,

The king of kings,

The lord of lords,

The one above,

Whom He’d die for.

They talked about Jesus for 10 minutes

And because of his spirit, that was it.

He would never turn from that feeling again,

A disciple was born on that august evening.

I turned to the lord he set me free

And now I get to spend eternity,

With Jesus Christ the man whom I’d

Give anything to meet.

It went like that so he knew how to love

In spite of the depression, gluttony, and lust.

No longer would he be a feen for a screen

But instead for the love that had redeemed,

That little boy whose mind was ruined

That little boy who was so clueless.

At such a young age he got robbed of his purity 

and now he struggles to be complete.

God has an answer for our pain

He says my child don’t turn away.

I’ll fulfill in your darkest moment 

I promise you, my love, I will not withhold t.

Stay with me don’t turn your back,

I’ll put you right back on the train tracks

It’s so easy to admit you need him,

He’ll come into your life and grant you freedom. 

Take it from the man who almost cut out his eye,

believe me, I know what it’s like to weep and cry.

The Holy Spirit of God is real.

Accept it into your heart and be filled with zeal.

Jesus loves you don’t ever forget it,

Turn the creator and you won’t regret it.