Batter My Heart part II

I posted John Donne's poem here a little while ago - I say a little while, more like a month ago - and didn't really explain why I posted it. Batter My Heart is my favorite poem. It shocked me the first time I read it, and then the more of it I read, the more I liked it.

Sometimes, I constantly feel at odds with myself, as if I've got two people inside me fighting. I think this is what Paul refers to when he talks about the "old man" or sin nature and the "new creature". More and more, I realize how helpless I am without God, how I can do nothing without him. When I fall into temptation and sin, I always have to turn back to Him in order to get out of it. Batter My Heart addresses that; sometimes I pray to God to make me turn away, to forcibly prevent me from sinning, to "break" me and "enthrall me". It's a testament to how weak I am, and at the same time, a journey of learning to depend upon Him more and more. For now, I realize, that nothing is beyond His power, and trusting that He will take care of you, as scary as it seems sometimes, is the best thing to do.