A seed of doubt was planted deep inside my mind,
By some dark, angry force beneath human kind.
It whispered the lies that I should believe,
Slithering from my mind to my body to deceive.

Consuming
Enslaving
Devouring

It wrapped itself around me until I could not move,
Filling my whole body, every vein, every groove.
Paralyzed by fear, not knowing what to do,
It fed upon my weakness `till into a mountain it grew.

Falling, falling down the never ending hole,
The darkness is a silence that shrouds my very soul.
Depression followed seizing, holding me in its grip,
Chanting, ``There`s no hope for you,`` in a slow, steady drip.

Trapped and surrounded with nothing left to fight,
I looked up from the deep black pit and saw a ray of light.
Sitting in a corner on a table gathering dust,
Was the hope I had been searching for, the answer I could trust.

I read through the Gospels, every word every part,
And felt a seed of faith become planted in my heart.
Though small as a mustard seed it has a mighty power,
It smashes down my strongholds, so I no longer cower.

Delivering
Freeing
Empowering

The deceiver lives to sever you from God and living life,
To beat you down into the ground with spikes of venomous strife.
But when he comes to attack you if you don`t want to lose,
A tiny seed of faith in His word is the weapon you must use.