I am trapped
Lonely, tired, feeling forgotten
It seems that every time I try to love and be loved it just
ends out shattered and broken
I am trapped
Stuck behind guilt, shame, and fear
That has disguised itself as metal bars
And I can see the light at the end of the hallway of this
prison
But I’m trapped
and I can only reach beyond my cell so far
I am trapped
I find myself in a room with the walls made of stone
And the air consists of anxiety and depression that is
gnawing at my flesh and bones
Attached to my wrists are chains that are linked to the
stone wall
And I pull and tug but nothing is happening to these chains
Father where are you?
What happened to that promise you made?
The one where you said “I’ll be there to catch you when you
fall”
‘cause God I’m falling
I already fell
And now I have scabs on my knees
And imprints from rocks on my hands
And all I have to blame is you
I am trapped
Stuck in this quicksand of bitterness
And the more I try to walk in this bitterness filled sand
the more I sink
And if you never sunk in the quicksand of bitterness towards
the One who loves you more than anyone
Trust me – it feels so much worse than you think.
And I find myself hit a low
After I found bruises on my shoulders from reaching between
the prison bars
After I ran out of breath from pulling on the chains that
did not shake
After the quicksand reached my neck
Father I do not know what to pray but help me
I will push myself daily to escape the prison, chains, and
quicksand
But I need your helping hand
In a moment of stillness I hear His response:
Do not let the enemy lie to you, my child
Do not allow your mind to reach these thoughts that are not
steadfast or helpful
They’re in fact self-deteriorating and seriously wild
Child
Do you forget the price I paid?
I know you don’t
I tugged a cross up a hill
And it was in my will that become saved
That for freedom I have set you free
The metal bars and chains break
Not because of the work you do
But because of the price I paid
There is nothing that you can do, my child
But Trust me
Because I fight for you,
Even while you sleep
When my blood was shed on the cross
I uttered the words, “It is finished”
Not because it was strictly symbolic
But because the war is over, my child
I have won,
You are free
Believe
The prison and chains were lies from the enemy
Because once you believe in Me
And the Blood I shed for you
You Are Free
No longer a slave to sin
Or the life of this love-deprived world has
YOU ARE FREE
And So now I proclaim,
Greater is He who lives in Me
It is for freedom that I have been set free
No more prison, no more chains, and no more quicksand
I walk in the open freedom with the Great I AM
So I pray everything in Jesus name because He tore the veil
And His spirit works inside my heart ‘cause his love has
never failed
Through the shallows
Through the depths
He walks with, beside, and before
I freely choose to walk with him, and his life he gave
I live for
Stones have been thrown,
But He crushed them
Chained attached but He broke them
Words of love and peace restore me, and I know that He has
spoken them
And brothers and sisters
It is for freedom that He gave to you and me,
that we have been set free.
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