nothing you can take from me (pt. 3)

fear, fear, putting it in last gear

pedal to the metal

i’m throwing it out the window — all this fear

that seems to take this love i hold near

what if it doesn’t work out?

what if it leaves as quickly as it enters my life?

fine! have your way! take, take, take

because this love, this faith, can never be taken away

and that’s what i hold onto today —

not the fear of tomorrow

or the pain of yesterday

my heart is in what He’s making of me & my life right here

keep me awake

settled in the things that don’t take

but only give —

give, give generously

this heart of mine that God has poured into endlessly

nothing you can take from me

was ever worth keeping

but the things i take — i freely give

this peace i have, i give away

the comfort i’ve found can be yours today

the freedom i live in, it’s here to stay

these things will never be taken away

because here on this earth, i may live for a little while

where things will be taken and exchanged

but i await an eternal reality

that, like the flip of a page, will give me the words i’ve been longing for

the sights i’ve been dying to see

the smell i’ve been longing to sense

heaven, my home, will never be taken from me

neither will my eternal inheritance

thanks for reading. ♡ i love you.

here’s some journal prompts for reflection.

1. Write about the things the world tries to take from you—your joy, your peace, your worth—but can’t, because they don’t belong to the world.

2. What has God placed in me that cannot be shaken?

3. When have I felt like something was “taken”—and how did God restore it in a new, deeper way?

this poem is inspired by the song “nothing you can take from me” performed in the Hunger Games movie: the ballad of songbirds & snakes.