{"id":334,"date":"2025-10-01T21:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejourneyofgold.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:37:06","slug":"losing-control-to-find-life-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejourneyofgold.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/losing-control-to-find-life-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: I Lost the Reins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Into this world I came, naked,

A world where it is said, \u201cif you can\u2019t beat them, join them.\u201d

A world where it is said, \u201cto fit in, go with the flow.\u201d

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 \u201cgive me the reins of the sleigh of your life and I will drive it\u201d

He said \u201cJust lose it to me\u201d

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\u2019s 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.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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Into this world I came, naked,A world where it is said, \u201cif you can\u2019t beat them, join them.\u201dA world where it is said, \u201cto fit in, go with the flow.\u201dSo, 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 \u201cgive me the reins of the sleigh of your life and I will drive it\u201dHe said \u201cJust lose it to me\u201dI gave it to Him and He took control of the reins of my lifeI lost the reins in His hands,No more do I have to beat them alone.No more do I have to prove righteousAll I need to do is to show them my righteous King, Jesus ChristNo 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 misledHe has got me covered because I dwell safely under His wings.No more escapades to see what\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[105,107,108],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem","tag-christian-poem","tag-christian-poetry","tag-surrendering-to-jesus"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: I Lost the Reins - The Journey of Gold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the beauty of surrendering to Jesus. 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