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Date Posted: 21:39:27 01/21/03 Tue
Mind's Battle
Thoughts unbidden come,
into my mind at times
they are so gloomy and drear,
bringing tears to my eyes
I will not entertain you, said I,
though you knock time and again
I hear what you are saying, tearing me down;
I will not let you in
With these thoughts come overwhelming,
dark and fearful emotions,
Violent in their attack on my spirit,
the inner man of quiet devotions
I cannot stop you come knocking
at my door,
But I can prevent you from taking
over the floor
You barge in, uninvited,
shouting loudly in my ear,
raging, overtaking, telling me
doom and defeat is near
I am in charge of my mind,
the inhabitants which abide
I shall run you out, away,
there is no where you can hide
You have pursued me always,
staying close, so near
I have pushed you away,
God has not given a spirit of fear
An enemy to my soul and
the love He has given
Over and over my peace and
rest you have riven
Oh dark thoughts which
pursue relentlessly
I shall rise above you,
though not effortlessly
The mind is the battlefield,
to control spirit and soul
When concentrating on faith and love,
I shall be made whole
The battle can be lost in the mind
before it is time
In you O Lord,
I find strength deep and sublime
I have felt the overwhelming flood of fear,
rendering me helpless
Somehow I found grace to walk through the
maelstrom, so relentless
I cannot stop you come
knocking at my door,
But I can prevent you from
taking over the floor
sharon ~ January 21, 2003
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