Cursed Counsel

I walked a path not lit by grace,  

Took heed of voices, led astray.  

“Live with her first, no need to wait,”  

They whispered, “Love, then set your date.”

I trusted man, their plans seemed right,  

A future bright, without God's light.  

But under every broken vow,  

I see the curse that haunts me now.  

For when I married her in name,  

Another touched her, stoked the flame.  

I wondered, “Why this pain, this loss?”  

When I was saved beneath the cross.

Yet in the shadows of my mind,  

The verse of old began to bind:  

“Cursed is he who trusts in men,  

And turns his heart from God again.”  

I followed counsel, not the Lord,  

And reaped the fruit of what I sowed.  

But now I know, my heart must turn,  

To seek His ways and humbly learn.  

For though I walked where darkness led,  

Grace calls me back, though tears are shed.  

I stand forgiven, love restored,  

No longer bound by man's reward.