Poem

POEM: I Lost the Reins


Into this world I came, naked,

A world where it is said, “if you can’t beat them, join them.”

A world where it is said, “to fit in, go with the flow.”

So, the struggle began,

I tried to beat them with my moral stands and self-righteousness,

I tried and I tried; the more I tried the more I was subtly introduced to join them,

I wondered why I was stylishly joining them even when I tried to beat them,

I kept on trying to beat them, but the more I beat, the more I fell,

The more I religiously raised my standards, the more I saw myself falling;

Until that point when it dawned on me that I was just doing it all alone.

Then I opened my mouth to my Lord and my savior to catch me from falling.

And He said “give me the reins of the sleigh of your life and I will drive it”

He said “Just lose it to me”

I gave it to Him and He took control of the reins of my life

I lost the reins in His hands,

No more do I have to beat them alone.

No more do I have to prove righteous

All I need to do is to show them my righteous King, Jesus Christ

No more would I be subtly drawn because the reins are with Him.

All I have to do is to continually surrender to Him to lead and to guide.

I know of a surety that I cannot be misguided or misled

He has got me covered because I dwell safely under His wings.

No more escapades to see what’s bubbling out there, because, under His wings, I find rest,

I gained the fullness of my life when I lost it to my savior, JESUS CHRIST.

A Christian, wife, mother and early childhood educator

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