I Need You, Just As You Are

Please Note:

When I use the word ‘need’, I am in no way suggesting God requires anything from us or depends on us – I mean that would be hilarious to think we as imperfect beings are who God looks to.

What I mean is that as the Holy Spirit revealed it to me, we are important to God. He loves us and wants to use us as part of His perfect plan and to bring Him glory – because He is so deserving of this and much more.

I was going to change the words, exchange ‘need’ for ‘want’ to be on the safe side but the Holy Spirit just cautioned me saying, ‘that’s how I revealed it you, it was done like that on purpose.’ So I’m going to respectfully oblige and obey Him and leave this poem as it came to me.

 I wouldn’t change a thing 
 I need you 
 Just as you are 
 
 You are my splendour, my joy 
 You are my greatest creation 
 My life’s work 
 My masterpiece
 So don’t question me 
 When it seems 
 That darkness seems to befall you 
 That sickness seems to destroy you 
 Because I need you 
 Just as you are 
 
 You are the reason why I lived 
 As a man 
 Came down with a plan 
 To restore you to ‘I Am’ 
 I am greater than that pain 
 My power is made perfect in weakness 
 There’s nothing you won’t gain 
 From keeping your eyes fixed on me 
 From cleansing yourself of iniquity 
 And falling at my knees
 Crying, ‘ABBA, I need you’ 
 ‘ABBA, I can’t do this without you’ 
 ‘Because I need you’ 
 Just as you are 
 
 You are perfect in my eyes 
 No flaw I would disguise 
 Every scar turned into a beauty mark 
 (Word to Ciara) 
 You are honoured, favoured 
 Loved - never hated 
 So come to me 
 All you weak and heavy laden 
 For I will give you rest
 Because I need you 
 Just as you are 
 
 What could I do 
 If the clay presented to me (that’s you) 
 Was already ‘good’ 
 Was already ‘perfect’ 
 Have I not told you?
 Your ways are not my ways 
 Neither your thoughts mine
 Those are all yours 
 And I can’t use yours 
 I can’t mix mine with - ‘what are those?’
 
 You see, your imperfections 
 Are perfection to me 
 And your idea of perfection 
 Doesn’t tickle my fancy 
 If anything it puts me in the backseat 
 It leaves you in control
 Tell me daughter, 
 Are you the author of your soul? 
 Explain to me - verbatim 
 How you wove you whole ? 
 So don’t think for me
 Let me have the master key 
 Because I need you
 Just as you are 
 
 Heaven and earth will pass away 
 But my Word, will always be the same
 The same today 
 The same yesterday 
 The same forever
 So don’t you forget that 
 I formed you in your mother’s womb 
 I lifted you out of the miry clay 
 I know you, better than you know yourself 
 And I will lead you to where there is only wealth 
 Wealth of mind
 Wealth of heart 
 Wealth of knowledge
 Knowing you’re set apart 
 To do great things 

 So don’t ask ‘how’ 
 Add a ‘soon’ 
 How soon can we start? 
 How soon can I be used? 
 That’s the spirit 
 That worketh in you 
 Giving you the drive to get by 
 The joy to open your eyes and see 
 That I am good 
 And I need you 
 Just as you are.