Layers

I'm giving God the go ahead To pull off layers in my life All the ones that gunk me up I've accumulated over time The first one that he pulls on Hurts but it's my pride All because I think that it's The easiest to find The next one that he yanks at Is my stingy layer of self The one that thinks about only me And leaves out everyone else While it hurts to lose these layers They're ones I can do without That's when I hear the small whisper Making me wonder what God's found now The one I'm holding tight to As anyone can plainly see The very one I hate to lose That would be my layer of greed When that painful episode Is finally lying in the dust Here's God with a knowing nod Pulling at my lust As he knows this layer sometimes Gets itself confused with love God struggles with nothing And believe me my layers are mighty tough He also takes the envy And rips it in his hands Replacing in my heart and head I'm happy for what they have With each layer that God peals I feel a freer man Why do I so long tightly hold on To all of this I can I see this year will be a year Of God pealing layers off I know in the end it will be a win And well worth any cost