Post by Sephiroth du Lac on Jul 18, 2010 23:07:05 GMT -6
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
You may be wondering why I have posted this, in truth even I'm not sure. Maybe the emotion of everything is pushing me to write these words or maybe I am God led to write them to encourage you. For those who know me on here you know me as a quirky odd guy who writes as a vampire. That is but one facet of my life. I am a father, a husband, a friend, and a christian. I love God. I fear his wrath. I marvel in his mercy. Now I know that some of you don't believe in God. Some may even be militant in your atheism blaming God for any number of problems that you have experienced in life. I too sympathize with you. I was just like you in fact not but 5 years ago. But that was not why I write these words now. It is about my friend that I now write this. My friend Christian. Ironically enough Christian is one of the most militant atheists I know. He is a close friend, someone that I love like a brother but recently he's fallen on hard times. Recently after being just released from High School his father kicked him out to make room for a new baby from his wife. He has been searching for a home and has had to bunk with a mutual friend of ours. Recently he poured his heart out to a girl he really liked but for the most part he was rejected before a relationship could even blossom. Upset as he is all he talks about to me recently is feeling like he is warring with God. Like he blames God for everything. Which is why I'm writing these words. Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
These words have resounded in me all night. I'm not sure why. I guess it is cause I am mixed with emotions. I feel labored. Tired. Struggling lately. Maybe we all feel that way a bit. I don't know. You see it's like this website. I do rp's every week I can. I stick to a basic formula and follow it through. Sometimes I win and sometimes like this week I lose. I guess the point is sometimes we feel like we do everything right. We read our rps and think to ourselves that victory is assured and then we reel when we lose. It's like that with life. Sometimes we feel like what we are doing is so right, we walk around self assured in what we do but in the end we do things wrong and it costs us. But you know what else? We let it go. We move on. We grow as people, as characters, as writers. See I get it. I lost this week but that isn't the end. I'm going to go on. I'm going to try harder and eventually with time I hope to achieve victory next week. Sometimes we just need to accept that bad things happen. That we can do all the "right" things and still fall on our face. For this too shall pass; won't it? I'm not trying to persuade anybody here. Your personal beliefs are not mine just as mine are not yours. But I right this to give us hope. To give you a bit of encouragement. You see I'm going to try again this week. I'm going to do what I always do and whether I win or lose I'm going to go on and I'm going to grow. So, don't be weary with life, my friends. Don't be disheartened with your burdens because eventually we reap what we sow. We get our entitlement. Don't give up, guys. Encourage one another. We all talk alot of smack but we're a family. Be there for each other as I am always here for you. God bless each and every one of you.
James
aka: Sephiroth du Lac