He directs hearts

do you know that
God can rearrange a person's insides
in one fell swoop
over the course of one night
unsought-after and unbidden
but in response to intercession
or sometimes just because He sees fit

and He holds
the hearts of kings
in His hands (prov 21:1)
to direct it as He pleases
and if kings then
also fathers
and lovers

and i have seen Him do this
even just this week
i have seen him break a father
to the point of burning idols
i have seen him bolster a lover
to the point of audacious risk

when the Lord directs
the course of a man's heart
(and he submits)
the daughters and beloveds of that man
are ushered into freedom
there is joy and peace in their wake

only the Spirit of God can do a thing like this
He alone is God and beside Him there is
none other (Isaiah 45:6)