War written by Johnie Levell
January 2, 2022
I saw my opponent looking up from the stream
I saw my adversary in the shadows of the trees
I closed my eyes
And inside my head
Saw the spies
Their plans decided
The persuasive foe whispers in my sleep
Take a bite, it’s alright, come and join me
My eyes open wide
Is this real or a dream
I see no danger
Is peace what it seems
But my sword and my gun
Glow bright in my hands
Do I trust my instincts?
Do I have innocence?
I hear the whispers when I’m alone
Take a bite, it’s alright, come and join us
Surrender is the weapon
Humble is the blade
Love fumigates and kills the enemy within
Surrender -
Spirit carry me.
Humility -
Rewrite me.
Why am I fighting the One who freed me?
Why am I weak against my enemies?
A thousand versions of evil me
Seeking my defeat
Held back by the Light, Jesus Christ,
He is constantly rewriting me.
Based on Galatians 5: Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.
Romans 7:21-25:
| 21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. |
| 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. |
| 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. |
| 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? |
| 25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. |
