Crushed to expand
I walked a life defined
Like the shape of an olive
Never allowing life to change
The dimensions of my being;
The reflection in the mirror
Was of nature’s creations
defined, described and
Determined to never change;
The well-rounded shape of life
Left room to grow but just enough
To move within the environment
That my olive form dictated;
The olive green of my eyes kept me
From growth for I have arrived at the
Place of full growth that my life plan
Has determined for me;
And yet it took the hand of God to press
My life by pressing out the questions,
Pressing out the doubt, pressing out the
Pain and pressing out the confusion;
With each press I found myself lost
Seeking direction as the life I lived
Was being reduced to a mere thought
Of yesterday being rewritten for tomorrow;
My olive like shell has lost its’ form
Causing me to walk away from fear
And journey into areas where trust
and faith Failed to reside before;
With each press my well defined form is
Now being reshaped, releasing the sweat
Of change and transforming it into a form
Of oil flowing from the greatness within me;
And now I see that my olive formed shape
Of life was my design and I could never see
The true value within if I never surrendered
To the pressing of God’s hands upon me;
Today I see that my life before was
a useless form until His mercy crushed
me to expand…me so that can pour
His oil upon the lives of others…..
Something that has rested in my thoughts…
I walked a life defined
Like the shape of an olive
Never allowing life to change
The dimensions of my being;
The reflection in the mirror
Was of nature’s creations
defined, described and
Determined to never change;
The well-rounded shape of life
Left room to grow but just enough
To move within the environment
That my olive form dictated;
The olive green of my eyes kept me
From growth for I have arrived at the
Place of full growth that my life plan
Has determined for me;
And yet it took the hand of God to press
My life by pressing out the questions,
Pressing out the doubt, pressing out the
Pain and pressing out the confusion;
With each press I found myself lost
Seeking direction as the life I lived
Was being reduced to a mere thought
Of yesterday being rewritten for tomorrow;
My olive like shell has lost its’ form
Causing me to walk away from fear
And journey into areas where trust
and faith Failed to reside before;
With each press my well defined form is
Now being reshaped, releasing the sweat
Of change and transforming it into a form
Of oil flowing from the greatness within me;
And now I see that my olive formed shape
Of life was my design and I could never see
The true value within if I never surrendered
To the pressing of God’s hands upon me;
Today I see that my life before was
a useless form until His mercy crushed
me to expand…me so that can pour
His oil upon the lives of others…..
Something that has rested in my thoughts…