Open Letter (Battlefield) - Swoope, Trip Lee, Jai

I really appreciate ya’ll comin' out to pray with me man

My heart’s just been real heavy here lately man

I got a stack of letters here and I thought we should read a couple of 'em

And pray at the end, so I got one right here from Atlanta, it says:

Dear KB,

What’s goin' on it’s Ashley from the show,

That you was doin' with Trip Lee

The Crew and the Spirit was movin' man it was really dope

When y’all left the A, I was so encouraged in the faith

And I blessed the Lord for HGA

I wanna start this off by sayin' thanks

(There's a battle goin' on)

But lately, I’ve had this struggle with:

Secrets of my past in the past five years of singleness

(I know it) I’m lustin' I’m sinnin' but my lust here is different

Since I’ve been so alone I kinda long for the touch of a woman

(There's a battle goin' on)

And I know it’s wrong, but dudes never ever show me attention

I go unnoticed, it was a joke but girls show me interest

Dudes at my church say that I’m the type of chick that they want (they lie)

But when I see the girl they date I know they really don’t

I get jealous quick I hate the mirror I don’t feel pretty

I’ve even contemplated surgery to feel skinny

I know it’s real silly, the world tells me just embrace it — you were born this

way (that's a lie, it’s just lust)

I tried talking to the people at church but they just look at me funny only

adding to the hurt

Now I’m torn 'cause the other day I stumbled over porn I’m supposed to be a

leader man how can I move on?

I know (this is a lie)

That’s why I’m comin' to you prayin' I’m prayin' that you can pray for you

sister to make it through

I’m crying as I write 'cause I wanna be right

Many girls have fallen and I don’t wanna fall too

There’s a war inside my heart and mind every day I fight it

So make me align to the truth and rely on your Spirit inside me

(It's time to make) war war war war war war 'cause life is a battlefield

War war war war war war 'cause life is a battlefield

Dear KB,

We’re big fans of yours me and my lady

When you came to the show we was in the front row screamin' one one six goin'

crazy all for the HGA, was a crazy night

What’s even crazier is the girl I was datin' then is fiance, now I’m engaged to

her

The words that you left man rocked us so I went and got her left hand rocked up

But if I could be honest I’m tryin' hard to abstain and not get her knocked up

Of course I want kids, but even more than that I wanna please the Father

But when I look into her eyes I can’t concentrate man I can’t even lie I wanna

consummate

She’s the one I’m sure, but I wanna stay pure

Scary the way that I’m yearning for her

Gettin' married but I’m burnin' for her

Hard for me to wait till she walk in that aisle

Down in a white gown, I’m thinkin' night gown, man I wanna do it right now

Why wait when I feel like she my wife now?

The way that I’m feelin' is natural, but KB is it godly?

Is it wrong lust, or strong love that’s feelin' inside for wifey?

Honor the Lord in datin' her

Wanna do the same in waitin' but this temptation’s a beast please pray for us

Dear God,

We come in His name

The slain and risen Who’s runnin' this thing

Christ the Lord, the one who can bring

Healin' the hurts of the ones that He claims

We think we got nothin' to gain

By clingin' to Christ the love of the King

But He was under the same

Tempted and hurt He’s accustomed to pain

Though they feel it feel it

Pain but they joy can kill it kill it

Feelin' like life been pillaged

Can I please intercede for a minute

This is

Not out of Your grasp

Your grace can shake, Your power can smash

I pray this hour and ask

Allow them to see Your power surpass

That sin devour their past

Drowning with mercy, shower them fast

Give 'em the faith to follow the Father

He’s Abba, Your Honor, please swallow the trash

Dear Lord, you were never gone

You promised You’d make 'em forever strong

Your arm isn’t short, it is very long

Make 'em like Christ, You get 'em home