I Held My Breath

Trouble gathered inside my home My spirit stirred and turned into turmoil My hope dislodged from its pedestal My body, mind and soul torn apart My life scattered into a million pieces The clouds of darkness had gathered at my doorstep And it seemed there was nothing I could do But to wait for the venomous spear to enter my heart To surrender on the pavement of life And let my life be consumed by the horrendous wind of time I was about to let go But then I remembered that I have been forewarned in my dream That the vehicle of my life will collapse Into the abyss of darkness That my life will be thrown into turmoil And my spirit will be tested by the agents of darkness In that moment, all hope returned A new form of wind gathered inside my heart My spirit swirled into a whirlwind And all my troubles were thrown away My body, mind and soul were sewn together After all the dust has settled My spirit was a sparkling river of life And my life was stitched back onto the fabric of existence All these happened inside the spiritual realm The outside world never saw a piece of this action This is the battle within "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground." Ephesians 6: 12,13. ©Kenneth Maswabi