Fire
The battle between the fires which rage inside all of us and the enormous challenge each of us face to overcome.
The world is calling loudly and in whispers Never stop tugging and pulling creating shivers Raising the question 'will he manage to overcome its pleasures?' But he knows the power of the one who overseas the downpouring showers But wait! He knows that the power is unleased with his choice to walk It waits in the wings patiently, ready to satisfy the decision by releasing the force To consume the world with an inferno of awakening light The same as the Phoenix who blocks the sun allowing us to see another night The flesh is powerful and she wields her prize willfully With the intention of manipulating his desires skillfully Drawing his lustful hunger to palpable heights His eyes blur, enthralled in wild desire and inevitable plight Absorbed in thoughts of the awaiting help, he stares at his dilemma He loves the fire burning inside when walking on the coals for the master But the flesh in its ever turning cycle of climactic desire Burns his loins and dampens the spirit that sparks the power The battle rages on and he knows the inevitability of the path he must take The persistent voice he hears resonates more with anger making his mind quake The flesh releases the tension and he is left empty and unfulfilled Ready to commit to the reigniting fire inside, until... The answer he searches daily, but deep inside he knows The angel walking with him daily has persisted and shown Him every truth he has asked in his continuous talk with the Father Yet his lust desires to feed the famished flesh its batter Watch and pray.
“…Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
We are all engulfed in this challenge, but avoid regret by being five years too early than one day too late.