Birthright

Thought I was chasing life… Turns out…I was running from me. Called the garden a cage. Called the wasteland free. Thought I knew who I was. Lost my identity. She pleaded “Don’t go.” I called it control. Now I hear God’s voice… In every word she told. Sold my birthright cheap. For a hunger that lied. Fed the flesh for a moment. Starved my soul inside. Called rebellion freedom. Called darkness light. I walked from my home… Certain I was right. Truth kept calling. Pride kept talking. Love stood waiting. I kept walking. Every warning… I pushed away. Now seventeen years… Still haunt today. I traded gold… for dust. Forever… for lust. Home… for the road. Grace… for my own. Now every sunrise reminds me… What I threw away. Some choices last a lifetime… Some never stop making you pay. Pictures froze. Children grew. Every mile… Led back to You. Birthday candles. Empty chairs. Seventeen years… Still standing there. She wasn’t chaining me. She was holding the line. Trying to save tomorrow… While I buried mine. I thought she was the battle. Now I understand. I wasn’t fighting my wife… I was fighting God’s hand. I wasn’t trapped. I wasn’t fooled. I knew the truth… Rejected You. No one made me. No one pushed. I opened both hands… And dropped the gift. If your heart starts wandering… Don’t trust what feels alive. The serpent still whispers… He never tells you… What it’ll cost. I traded gold… for dust. Forever… for lust. A father’s place… For my own way. If one man turns around… If one family stays… Then let my wreckage testify… Don’t trade your birthright away. I thought I was chasing life… Turns out… I was running… From the life… God already gave me.