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I Am Stubborn and a Little Bit Scared

Stacey Wells·January 10, 2025

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I Am Stubborn and a Little Bit Scared

written by: Stacey Wells

I am stubborn and a little bit scared
I wonder why my body is this old, but my heart is not
I hear time ticking by, sometimes by the second
I see the past, as well as the future
I want to be right in the center of God’s will
I am stubborn and a little bit scared.

I pretend sometimes that I really am grown up
I feel like the needle in the haystack
I touch the hands of time with every breath
I worry about far too much, I know
I cry when something touches my soul
I am stubborn and a little bit scared.

I understand that there is reason and order to everything
I say God’s Word, because it is alive
I dream of things I want to accomplish with all my heart
I try to be better today than I was yesterday
I hope one day, to accomplish that one thing
I am stubborn and a little bit scared.

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