Double-Edged Sword

“Congratulations!” I said…as my body regurgitated the sour lump in my throat. Watching people traverse the same sordid road I plummeted down so many years ago conveys to me a double-edged sword. On the one side, I truly am so very happy for them…yet on the other side, the razor-sharp blade sends my protective spirit into overdrive, silently screaming “Stop!”

But would they?

I didn’t…

From where did we come?

What purpose are we?

Where are we going?

Is heaven for me?

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Lord, help me, I pray

Escape from life’s sin

This battle is not

A fight I can win

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My spirit sees peace

Through your firmament

Your hand reaches down

To strike your judgment

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Yet, you passed right by

My broken down soul

The blood of Jesus

Paid Satan’s death toll

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My broken soul healed

No more roads to roam

Your healing has come

Your hand takes me home

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“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~Romans 15:13 (NLT)