Triumphant Over Personal Challenges

Wrestling not with flesh and blood… Here am I battling with forces in my mind and soul As I see myself plunging into the sinkhole of midlife crises… Oh, God, Your grace I beseech to pull me toward sobriety’s leverage …Prop my faith by Your truth and mercy’s fortitude. Confronting every fragment of self-pity’s guilt… Here am I struggling over weakness-angst’s realities As I confess my engagements with comfort-sparkled illusion… My Lord, endue me with wisdom for a decisive resolution, indeed peace-filled …Protect my testimony from being labeled as spiritual derelict. Facing ambivalence midst maturity challenges… Here am I subduing attacks of aging-related psychosis As I admit my vulnerability and fears regarding my health… Dear Saviour, uphold me in my well-being afflictions …Propel my triumphant walk’s commitment against instability’s* bevel. *James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. June 11, 2019 2nd place, "You and Yours, Let's Get Personal" Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 7/11/2019.