You Don'T Have To Be Perfect Poem by Joye Atkinson

My body may be mangled I can't write or talk
My legs may be immobile therefore I cannot walk
My hands and arms may tremble from nerves I can't control
But there's one thing that will not change
God's spirit's in my soul
Although I can't express in words the way I really feel
I know the love of Jesus Christ within my heart is real
I know some people look at me and think I'm deaf or blind
Yet they don't even have a clue what's going through my mind
Of course there are some times I think of how I used to be
But God and I've been talking and He has a job for me
He wants me like I am for now so people know it's true
You don't have to be perfect for God to work through you
Yes the Lord is using me just the way I am
He is my great shepherd and I'm his precious lamb
It may not be until the day the Lord comes back again
But that will be the greatest day there has ever been
That day I'll kneel before God's throne and with my voice I'll sing
Then I will LEAP into the arms of Jesus Christ my King