There is a rope,
two hands pulling the
rope, and a competitor.
The truth is that life
plays the game.
The competition pulls
me with fear, struggle,
absence, lies, lust, and
impartable waves of boredom.
My body gets pulled
from left to right,
right to left.
The devil thinks he has
my life. Brings me
down with deception, lust, coveting
lies, stealing, and gods of flesh.
He pulls me into a controversy,
the battle of sin and darkness.
But there is a competitor on
my side.  There is a man
on my other side.
I was built with fear,
pride and lies to defend
any good side of my war.
There is sunshine, love,
peace, joy and happiness
hidden in my heart.
It was God who pulled
me to the right place
to see the light of day.

The war of strife on
one level, announced the
winner. However, John 3:16
declares the war of love
for me.  I will always
stand in the light of God.
Every inch that the devil
pulls, God moves twice
to the right. I feel
split between two competitors
who want to make me their own.
The serpent head is wounded,
and the heal has been used
to pull me, ****** me to
the right. This game is a
life-long game that only
death will announce the
winner.  I have to be able
to stand firm and courageous;
while in my life, make the
right decisions.  The right is
where I want to choose,
and yet, the left seems to
drag me down.
Psalms 23 shows me
that I have a shepherd;
and without the Shepherd, I
can falter to the ground.
Like Nebuchadnezzar, my enemy
will stand tall and firm
trying to fight for my life.

Also, I am always
stuck in the middle-
the middle of right and wrong.
Daily I am being tugged
with many obstacles.
These obstacles are what
pull me away from
truth, something like
a psyche ward waiting
to confuse my mind.
These games are far
from over, but at least
God's truth will set me
free.  My freedom from
past sins, provides me
grace, love, mercy,
forgiveness, long-suffering,
and peace. This peace
provides me a foundation
of freedom of mind. He
does not have the mind
control- He has the control
of the mind for which I can
make and deal with
changes and challenges from
***** and lustful control of
my life.  But on the other
side, I have the freedom
to choose and protect my
goodwill.

To end this war, I have to
surrender myself to the right view
of life.  I need God and His presence.
He is my protector, savior, counselor,
healer, king of kings, the One.
My Savior is pulling me to stand
strong, be courageous, and confident.
The war on the left side
was killing me, and I needed
light to see where I am heading.
Death- game-over!
The right war has been tugged-
and my sins were erased
by the man who stood in
my place to defeat
the strong and endless
evil battle. I knew
Heaven is my reward,
this is where my war
ends. Tugging me into
sin, frees me from the
sin; and now this war
is placed on the devil.
The life-long game of
tug-a-war is a long,
strenuous, and curruptible
game; and if you do not
know the rules, the competitor
could win. God is in
control; and the funny thing is-
God does not even control
the game.