You Don't Have To Be Perfect

                                                                       YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT

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 is 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

Sometimes people look at me and think I'm deaf or blind

But 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!

                                    Written For and Inspired By

                                                  Bill Shaw

                                         Hendersonville TN