"A thief, the Father, and a heart on fire"

"My dreams are coming true as He leads my heart"

He stole it all from me,

right before my face.

I had been blind,

unaware that my riches were being taken from me.

 

I am so forgetful,

but you always remind me,

not to focus on the waves;

but to stay locked upon your face.

In the eye of hurricanes,

you bring hope and peace.

You command the waters to calm,

so we can walk out fearlessly.

 

I surrender everything and nothing less,

since my hope is in your promises.

Have my life and my every breath.

Your glory is above all fame,

my heart and soul on fire, in a blaze.

The day you wrote my name,

you saw beauty in your son.

Give me your armour,

so the thief may never steal again.

Give me your sword,

so I may take back what is mine.

 

The blessings I have counted,

are the same ones that have been stolen,

the ones that MY name is written upon.

You warned him the payback would be seven fold,

but he challeged you, and doubted me.

Isaiah said, "No weapon formed against me will prosper."

So draw near to me, Father.

Fight my battles and restore my riches.

While I serve you with the rest of my life.

Author's Note

Go and set souls on fire.

Reviews

[Sapientiam]

There's something about the second stanza that really stands out to me. It reflects the "noise" of society and how it can steal our attentions, when we ought to keep our focus on who and what is really important. What we want to achieve in life can be obstructed by those small factors, and that is what I got from that. The rest of the poem was written very beautifully. It was basically an eloquent message meeting its grand theme by the end, which seems to be unconditional love to God and faith that he will help you along the path of your life. Very well done!

[Austin_Tyler]

Thank you very much! That's the most encouraging review I've been given thus far!

[Sapientiam]

You're welcome!

[A.R. Rose]

amazing, i love it! what inspired you to write this?

[Austin_Tyler]

Honestly, the holy spirit. Describing my journey thus far and what Satan stole from me. I was living my dream, selling cars, beautiful daughter and fiancé. I lost it all in two months to addictions...I'm on my to get them back.

[Papaya]

Very strong and determined voice here that has found the way... Cool. Very good.