Let the Battle Cries Begin Over and Over Again
The Devil lurks in the light
in the ever shifting shadows of the world
between here and there
in-between the silhouettes of leafs on the concrete wear
waiting to twist everything out of perspective: into his might
where you don’t know which way to go anymore
He comes to you like a fake gentleman
with manners and a grin
scheming to your desires and fears
eating at your pain/suffering as a refined four-course meal
He whispers evil thoughts into your ears down to your heart
saying them over and over again
a creature of habit and repetition
preying upon you with what has worked in the past
To make you give up and loose your focus
He uses the souls out there
like puppets without their strings cut
manipulating them
influencing them
tempting them
in emotion and thought
yet you seem like the crazy one for eyes wide open
He Puts up detour signs along your path
into situations you cannot avoid
coercing you to make decisions to derail you
to try and make you hate yourself
with the real choices and emotions that showcases your flaws
that highlights your weaknesses
trying to detrimentally change you
To push you away from your love ones/friends
To separate you from God and love ones and yourself
have you double think every just choice you ever have made
put into question your thinking process
to exaggerate your flaws
bring you to focus upon one tree in the forest
To see as the world does
He tries to take you from your good and chosen path
To be for God and Jesus and The Holy Ghost,
To be of Love
The Devil will prey on you with the indefinite
The Unknown
never knowing when the battle will end
wanting you to loose faith and hope
to just quit and walk away
from all that you have worked so hard for and sown
when everything you ever wanted was just around the corner
away from all of the illusions, delusions, and torment
This is why we must always wear The Armor of God
To stay on the straight and narrow and absolute course
with The Word in hand and Jesus in step
We stay the course til the end…
Let the battle cries begin over and over again
Copyright © Anthony Souls | Year Posted 2016
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