May 2019
The mind is a battlefield
Where wars are often fought
Between conflicting forces
From which freedom has been sought
Just what is it we are fighting?
As we wrestle and we juggle
In an ocean of mixed emotions
With what and why do we struggle?
We have a long time enemy
This much I know is true
And he has raged against our minds
Ever since he knew
That he could tempt us, bend our wills
With evil intention
Our souls pursue
We fight against ourselves as well
Though maybe sometimes it's hard to tell
Why we so easily do this
Overthinking is a spell
A merciless black hole
Is what it has always been
And if you are not careful
It will **** and pull you in
It will put you in a tailspin
Causing confusion from within
Making you believe you're a goner
That the fight you'll never win
Fear is the root beneath this
So I have come to believe
An accuser and abuser
From which we seek reprieve
Total control is not the answer
Should we again remind
Ourselves that we don't control the whole
Stream within our minds?
The pictures, the visions,
The memories, the words
The desires they invoke
The passions they stir
A tangle of feelings
That soon become a blur
Why are they so strong?
Are they right or wrong?
In what part of the heart exactly
do they belong?
I won't be denying that I've been trying
To figure this out
For way too long
We're only human
So I know it's OK
To have this struggle
From day to day
We all do battle in our minds
Just in different ways
I picture my thoughts as little waves
That pass through the immeasurable Ocean of my brain
I desire them to flow smoothly
In and out with little pain
So that my connections and reserves
Will not drain
My thoughts are the current
From which the wind must restrain
Itself from raging upon
When it tries in tyranny
To reign
My thoughts I will master
They will not detain
Me from forward progress
From spiritual gain
I WILL keep my head
And forever stay sane
Whatever the chaos
Or things that go wrong
I know who I am
And to whom I belong
I have confidence and trust
In the One who makes me strong
Where wars are often fought
Between conflicting forces
From which freedom has been sought
Just what is it we are fighting?
As we wrestle and we juggle
In an ocean of mixed emotions
With what and why do we struggle?
We have a long time enemy
This much I know is true
And he has raged against our minds
Ever since he knew
That he could tempt us, bend our wills
With evil intention
Our souls pursue
We fight against ourselves as well
Though maybe sometimes it's hard to tell
Why we so easily do this
Overthinking is a spell
A merciless black hole
Is what it has always been
And if you are not careful
It will **** and pull you in
It will put you in a tailspin
Causing confusion from within
Making you believe you're a goner
That the fight you'll never win
Fear is the root beneath this
So I have come to believe
An accuser and abuser
From which we seek reprieve
Total control is not the answer
Should we again remind
Ourselves that we don't control the whole
Stream within our minds?
The pictures, the visions,
The memories, the words
The desires they invoke
The passions they stir
A tangle of feelings
That soon become a blur
Why are they so strong?
Are they right or wrong?
In what part of the heart exactly
do they belong?
I won't be denying that I've been trying
To figure this out
For way too long
We're only human
So I know it's OK
To have this struggle
From day to day
We all do battle in our minds
Just in different ways
I picture my thoughts as little waves
That pass through the immeasurable Ocean of my brain
I desire them to flow smoothly
In and out with little pain
So that my connections and reserves
Will not drain
My thoughts are the current
From which the wind must restrain
Itself from raging upon
When it tries in tyranny
To reign
My thoughts I will master
They will not detain
Me from forward progress
From spiritual gain
I WILL keep my head
And forever stay sane
Whatever the chaos
Or things that go wrong
I know who I am
And to whom I belong
I have confidence and trust
In the One who makes me strong
