The marks of a true warrior. The one who, in the midst of confusion and hurt will still remain strong
When the vices begin to creep in and the lies begin to magnify their sound
He still remains strong
When everything in him wants to lash out. When the emotions take him for a spin
He still remains strong.
It isn't something that happens over night. This ability to take courage and to struggle well. Nobody likes to struggle. Yet it tends to be a part of life.
Why? I wish I knew. But every time I encounter something difficult one of two things can happen. I will either get chipped and become damaged. Or I will become sharpened and more effective. It is the idea of Iron sharpening Iron. It doesn't only apply from person to person but sometimes from a situation to a person.
In either case, how you respond determines who you are. And who you are is rooted in what you believe; not only about yourself but also about the world around you.
I am personally going through a trial right now. One that I was not prepared for. One that I did not see coming. Not because I am blind or ignorant, but because I was hoping for something greater until life decided to slap me in the face. I played it off well. Like I had everything under control, but as time went on I realized that I was anything but. I was anything but strong, I was anything but prepared, I wanted to avoid it, I wanted to drink it away, I wanted to fight it off as if it didn't phase me. But none of that is true.
It has phased me, it has caused me to stumble through my day with lies about who I am and what I am worth spinning all around me. Yet in the midst of it all, I was able to sit down and begin to pen it out. Will my writing solve everything? Hardly. Has it curbed my emotions? Not exactly, but it has created an avenue to where it is no longer being kept inside. It gave me the opportunity to open the door to My God, who will now be able to tell me how I am supposed to move forward.
And at the end of the day, that it is what it means to take courage, and struggle well!
When the vices begin to creep in and the lies begin to magnify their sound
He still remains strong
When everything in him wants to lash out. When the emotions take him for a spin
He still remains strong.
It isn't something that happens over night. This ability to take courage and to struggle well. Nobody likes to struggle. Yet it tends to be a part of life.
Why? I wish I knew. But every time I encounter something difficult one of two things can happen. I will either get chipped and become damaged. Or I will become sharpened and more effective. It is the idea of Iron sharpening Iron. It doesn't only apply from person to person but sometimes from a situation to a person.
In either case, how you respond determines who you are. And who you are is rooted in what you believe; not only about yourself but also about the world around you.
I am personally going through a trial right now. One that I was not prepared for. One that I did not see coming. Not because I am blind or ignorant, but because I was hoping for something greater until life decided to slap me in the face. I played it off well. Like I had everything under control, but as time went on I realized that I was anything but. I was anything but strong, I was anything but prepared, I wanted to avoid it, I wanted to drink it away, I wanted to fight it off as if it didn't phase me. But none of that is true.
It has phased me, it has caused me to stumble through my day with lies about who I am and what I am worth spinning all around me. Yet in the midst of it all, I was able to sit down and begin to pen it out. Will my writing solve everything? Hardly. Has it curbed my emotions? Not exactly, but it has created an avenue to where it is no longer being kept inside. It gave me the opportunity to open the door to My God, who will now be able to tell me how I am supposed to move forward.
And at the end of the day, that it is what it means to take courage, and struggle well!