Must I Again?

MUST I AGAIN?

I have made a covenant with my eye,

Must I look at a young lady again?...Job 31:1
I know its bad to gossip, talk evil I know,
Must I talk bad about friends in their absence again?
I was taught to observe the Sabbath day,
Must I defile this day again?
I have trained my tongue to sing unto the Lord,
Must I sing songs of the world again?

I know that there’s blessing in giving than receiving, I know

Must I make hold fist what’s in my palm again?
I was taught how to pray to the Lord in need,
Must I groan over my problems again?
I have purposed in my heart to think good in everything,
Must I guess over profanity in my brain again?
I know it’s bad to join evil companies, I know,
Must I associate myself with them again?
I was taught not to forgo the assembly of godly people,
Must I absent, isolate myself from them again?
I have been told what to do and what not to do,
Must I be a hearer only but not a doer of them again?
I know my dressing speaks of me, I know,
Must I let my attire entice someone again?
I was taught to let my ‘yes’ be ‘yes’ and my ‘no’, ‘no’,
Must I be lying with my tongue again?
I have been told that pride goes before fall,
Must I be a lover of pride again?
I know my body is the temple of the Lord, I know,
Must I make it a den of sexually immoral things again?
I was taught that ‘obedience is better than sacrifice’,
Must I be rebellious again?
“As the dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly”… Proverbs 26:11
“…..To him who knows to do good and does not, to him it is sin”…..James 4:17

                                                           Israelmore Eli Ayivor