Mind, Mind

 Mind, Mind stop torturing me

The games that you play just won't let me be

Lost in the whirlwind of lies that I've told

Afraid that sin's curtain has left this room cold

These thoughts that plague me call this blind man's bluff

Perhaps I've gone crazy or I'm not good enough


Mind, Mind leave me alone

For where darkness lies sin creates clones

and I'm much too timid turn on the light

The atmosphere's frigid but I'm safe in the night

and I can still hold You where no one will see me

The more that I know you the better I see me


Mind, Mind May I be so bold

To ask you to leave me lest love waxes cold?

I'll think with my heart and pray for Your grace

to tear me apart but still hide my face

And never let go of that which is good!

I sometimes hold on but only You could; 

erase my shame, force me into light

Yet who can I blame when I've picked my own fight?

Maybe You'll see me since I'm sure I won't

Maybe You'll free me unless I say: "Don't!"

You do things Your way but I still want mine

On a given day, my life, it seems fine


Mind, Mind you've deceived my heart

And where your lies end the heartaches just start

Did I call you friend? I was sadly mistaken

for your knowledge stems from lie's father, satan

How can I think when I can't distinguish

the flesh which is weak from my will un-relinquished?


Mind, Mind you give me no choice

both ways leave me stranded and I can't hear His voice

All. I've demanded affords no satisfaction

the more that you speak the weaker I grow

I shield Love's reaction, the guilt still will grow

Give it up now, afford me some rest

the spirit speaks softly, the mind mustn't lead

I'm fighting, I'm begging to pass this one test

Mind, Mind I harness your power

Speak His will into being in my weakest hour.

1999 JM


"The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be judged by unspiritual critics. Isaiah’s question, “Is there anyone around who knows God’s Spirit, anyone who knows what he is doing?” has been answered: Christ knows, and we have Christ’s Spirit."-   1 Cor 2: 14-16 The Message



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