Struck Down but NOT Destroyed

Have you ever been struck in a way that brings you to your knees?
Like being frozen in time, can’t see the Forrest through the trees?
Broken pieces, shattered and unsure
The ground beneath shaking, doesn’t feel so secure

Not sure how you are going to survive, yet alone survive in tact
Trauma so heavy and hard, you can only react
Trauma, so heavy and hard, fragmented pieces remain
Shuffling around everything you found significant, different world, different brain

Re evaluating, re assessing on what your life was built
A foundation struck so hard, making the house look tilt
Every day a battle to just show up and face life
They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice

While it’s merely a saying, I’ve been struck more than a time or two
I’m compelled to share because maybe you have too
It rains on the just and the unjust, just a fact of life
Doesn’t make it fair, I know, still cuts like a knife

While lightning strikes and tragedy hits, you don’t have to be destroyed
For some things can remain in tact, despite all of the voids
For when you place your value in what is eternal
Your perspective shifts into another dimension, overcoming these hurdles

Store your treasures in heaven, there your heart will be
Not attached to this world but for all eternity
These are promises that no man or hardship can take
Even when lightning strikes and the ground beneath you quakes

You can be struck down but not destroyed, of this I am certain
Being struck repeatedly, yet I’m still a person
A person with a heart still beating,
A person who’s lungs are still breathing

It seems insane to endure to so much
Yet I won’t quit believing, I refuse to give up
My strategy is quite simple, a hypothesis that’s been tested
Like a science experiment, through the fire, so much time invested

The secret lies in where you place your value
Not relying on temporary means that are shallow
Moments, relationships , experiences and sharing
These are things that are priceless, and worth caring

Letting go of trivial things, that are like pebbles in your shoes
Life is fleeting, life is swift, life is temporary too

Our days are measured like the sand within the hourglass
What will remain when your time has passed
Faith hope and love are a legacy you leave behind
Not fixed on this world but keeping eternity in mind

We will all live and we will all die at one point or another
But what matters, what truly matters, did you love and honor your mother
Did you let go of what gets you easily entangled, how was your time spent?
Those little foxes are snares, a trap to rob you of the gift of being present

Yes I’ve been struck a time or two, this is my conclusion
Place your value on things eternal, letting go of confusion
I’ve been struck down, not destroyed, my remains in tact
It’s much different than a hypothesis but a proven fact