The enemy brings confusion into my mind
I long to be what God desired me to be
But the enemy, with his slyness and tricky ways,
Fills my mind with doubt and uncertainty.
God calls my heart back over and over
But it often seems easier to listen to the lies.
I long to please my Father in Heaven
But with every disappointment this becomes so hard
The enemy uses the very people I am closest to
He fills them with negativism and â??I canâ??tâ?? attitudes.
He uses them to make me fell like Iâ??m failing.
He pursues my family without any regard but to devour
I watch my family slip farther and farther
And wonder what have I done for them.
The enemy tells me that I am worthless and hopeless
Why even try anymore.
It seems no one else cares so why should I.
I long to teach and share what is just and right
But it seems the harder I try the more it gets thrown back in my face.
The enemy knows my weaknesses
He exploits them every day.
He waits to devour my very soul
Wanting me to remember and believe
That I enjoyed the pleasures of the past.
But I say â??NOâ?? to the enemy and his lies.
My heart belongs to my Father in Heaven
He is all my strength.
I am nothing without my Father
He comforts me in my distresses and longs to hold me in his arms.
How can I deny this kind of love
A love that is described as so deep, long and wide.
Who else would venture to love me this much
Who else longs to carry me when I am too weak to go on?
Who else longs to give me an eternal paradise in His house
Who else knows my every pain and hurt in my heart
Who else loved me so much that He sent his greatest love for me?
The evil one canâ??t give me anything but lies and pain
He longs to take me to the fiery pit to suffer over and over for eternity.
All he wants is to devour everything in his path.
He will do anything to discourage me
Even if it means sinking his talons into the skulls of those dearest to me
All I can do is weep and watch in distress
Hoping their hearts will fight for their freedom from his grips
I do all I can, but in the end all I can do is watch and pray.
How could anyone deny Our Fathers great love?
How could anyone take pain, guilt and hopelessness
Over peace, hope and the greatest love.
How can the saved sit idle, watching the evil one devour?
The angels weep, the saints cry and plead
While we laugh and play going about our business.
I am so weak, so tired, ready to give up the battle.
The enemy has the upper hand, how can this be?
Our creator created us, created me
Our creator stopped the flood longing to know you and me
Our creator brought our ancestors out of the grips of the Egyptians.
Our creator brought our ancestors into the land flowing with milk and honey.
Our creator, despite their unfaithfulness, continued to be faithful to the Israelites
And in the same way continues to be faithful to us today.
Our creator gave us himself in the form of a man His son.
Our creator came to heal, to love, to teach and to mend the broken hearted.
Our creator took on the sins of the whole world.
Our creator rose from the dead freeing us from our sin.
The enemy has the upper hand but how can this be
For our Lord and Savior conquered the evil one with his cross to bear.
The enemy has been defeated,
This I do believe,
Please believe for you too are free.
By Arlee Butterfield
