Haunted by a Jaded past,
never thought that love could last
Hope was but a castaway at sea
Skepticism took it's toll,
closed the windows to my soul
was fighting just to keep my sanity
~ Fearless by DC Talk
You know how you've done things that you'd rather others never learn that you did? No matter how small they are, they bring an assailant into your mind that suffocates your motion towards positive action. After all, even if you do the right, what's left in your past is there and you know it and you keep the windows closed. Sucking your thumb in a corner, you feel safe in your stealth as the blinds blot out the light. Stop fighting and seeking to keep your secrecy, God already knows. The sin you hold tightly shackles you to the ocean floor and drowns any glimmer of hope. That is the victory of the devil, that you will not act because of the mistakes he holds over your head. What is forgiven by the Lord is no longer remembered so ignore the taunts and move forward.
They watched as her assailant walked away. Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.
~ Preacher in Boondock Saints
I will stand out if I do that. I might look stupid. My friends might laugh at me. But a cry in my bosom tells me to act and yet I don't. I tell myself that it doesn't really matter, that it's not that significant. At the end of the day Christ is still King and you know what I mean: move forward already.
"Always have faith in who you are."
~ Grandpa Gohan in Dragonball Evolution
Who are you? Are you a student? Are you a follower of Christ? Are you an alcoholic? Are you ready to answer? Be true to what you are because no matter what that is, if you don't know it, then you are living a moot point. In knowing yourself you can know your enemy. If your enemy to be external you can take a stance and face him/her and succeed, but if your enemy is internal you mustn't forget to deal with the demons within; recognize them and turn your guns inward for the real battle. (Yes, I did just turn DB evolution into a spiritual message.)
What you call yourself a Pyro when you just use matches? Ignite your flame and melt your impurities that you might help others. Go set the World Ablaze.
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One time while we were all standing in Uma Dachi, the Lao Shu told us that if we had any impurities within ourselves, it would cloud our concentration and make it more difficult to endure the exercise. He then carried it over into medicine... he said that we first had to make sure we ourselves were pure from diseases, before we would be able to use our energy to heal others.
While I'm not a practiioner of Chinese medicine, I can see how this applies to other aspects of life... something about trying to pull a speck out of my brother's eye when I haven't been honest with myself, with God, and with my fellow Christians about the logs that are sticking out of my own.
"If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, then have we fellowship one with another."
That's the beauty of this world, nothing good is not of God. ^_^
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