Is this the right wall I wanna climb on, or is this wall gonna give me a sense of purpose? With the guidance of the ladder, will it break beneath my weight, or will it hold me steady, leading me to success… or to a lesson?
How do I know if this wall is really built for me? Was it sent as a gift, a doorway into who I was meant to become? Or was it sent as distractors, a shiny illusion, pulling me away from the path that’s truly mine?
And as if the wall and ladder were not enough, there it is—
a tightrope stretched thin, swaying in the air like a dare.
One wrong step, and I plummet.
One careful stride, and I cross into something greater.
I’ve seen others rise with borrowed wings,
hands that are not theirs lifting them higher.
They climb with shadows pushing from behind,
coins whispering louder than effort,
doors opening not by merit but by hidden keys.
Their ladders look taller, but they lean on crooked walls.
Their ropes look steady, but they are knotted with lies.
But me? I come with nothing borrowed,
no secret favors tucked in my pocket.
I carry only what cannot be stolen—
faith that steadies my trembling,
confidence that keeps my spine straight,
hope that sees beyond the fog,
obedience that walks the narrow line.
And if that means I climb slower, so be it.
If that means I reach higher with torn hands instead of polished gloves,
let it be known: I would rather fail in honesty than succeed in corruption.
For crowns won in shadows turn to ash at the touch of light.
My luck may be limited, but my faith is massive.
Luck runs out—faith does not.
Luck depends on chance, faith depends on God.
And it is by faith, not luck,
that walls crumble,
that ladders hold,
and ropes steady beneath my feet.
Because luck is the gambler’s coin that flips uncertain.
Luck is the fleeting breeze that cannot be caught.
Luck runs out, it abandons you when the night grows cold.
But faith—faith endures.
Faith steadies trembling hands on broken rungs.
Faith holds the rope when the winds howl.
Faith does not depend on odds or numbers;
it depends on the One who built the wall,
who strengthens the climber,
who steadies the ladder,
who stretches the rope but will not let it snap.
So I will not chase luck,
I will stand on faith.
For luck fades like smoke,
but faith—faith carries me through fire.
The wall challenges my strength.
The ladder tests my trust.
The tightrope exposes my soul.
And the world around me tests my integrity—
will I rise with clean hands,
or fall with borrowed crowns?
And so I ask myself again:
Is this climb meant to build me, or to break me?
Is the rope a bridge, or a trap?
A path to destiny, or a snare of distraction?
Maybe the answer isn’t in the wall, or the ladder, or the rope.
Maybe the answer is in me—
in the one who chooses to climb, to step, to risk, to trust.
And until I know,
the wall stands, the ladder waits, the rope trembles,
and I remain—on the edge of decision.