By Anna Pendleton
Her eyes, that night, were alight with fear
Her face could hardly be seen through the tears
Her heart racing like a horse on the run
A bleeding soul. Her life was over; the fight done
Screaming out for some form of relief
Desperately searching for something called belief
She saw the darkness start to close in
Fighting was useless, fear would eventually win
Giving up as the web was silently spun
A web of fear that would not allow her to run
Wrapping itself around her limp form
Growing and thriving on the raging life storm
Confusion swirling before her eyes
Her heart giving in to the quickly growing lies
She couldn’t succeed is what she heard
Why fight when everyone just breaks their word?
When men promise to always stay
And then, find better things to take them away
When friends leave and outcast you
What’s the point in finding something more to do?
Whispered lies that grew to screams
Desperation rising like a beast on leathery wings
She shook under the growing pressure
Ready to die if life didn’t take a turn for the better
Curling up, preparing for the bitter end
Giving up the dream that a miracle would be sent
But it’s just like God to come in now
When the rest of all beings have let you down
To show that you are nothing without Him
And that only by His grace have you the strength to win
It’s just like God to break through the dark
To wrap you in His arms and remake your broken heart
This is what He did for the broken girl
He rescued her, saved her and became her whole world
If you are hurting and heavy laden
If you’re bleeding and only have the strength to give in
If you can’t see why you should go on
Give your life to Christ because the battle is already won
You’ll see fear is a lie and so is despair
If you look in the right places, you find hope is everywhere
So give up the lie that you own your life
It’s been bought with His blood; He’s ended the fight
With the right perspective you’ll soon see
We don’t exist for ourselves; we are here for His glory
