We’re able to make our own decisions. We’re able to make our own mistakes. We’re able to make our own tread marks on the path through our life, as rugged and zigzagged they may be. Through making that path, we can influence others whether it be positively or negatively, we can make a small mark (or a big one for that matter) in changing something in the world. We have all this power. It’s there for us to take over, it’s there for us to grasp and make something of it. But sometimes that power can get to our heads. Sometimes that power can change us into someone we never thought we would be. Sometimes that power is used in a negative way and draws us away from a multitude of things.
When you have power, it feels like you have ultimate control. When you have power, you feel like nothing in the world can triumph over you. You get high on it. Completely high off of the power. But guess what? When that gets to your head, you’re the least in control. There’s a dark power making you believe you are invincible. That dark power is manipulative. It knows your weakest spots; it knows your darkest secrets. And once that dark power comes into your life and gets into your head, He is hard to get rid of. He confuses your right and wrong; He confuses your love and lust; He confuses every part of you.
You see Him in time. The first time you have that encounter, it’s like you never want to experience anything like it again. The first time you think about it after it happens it’s as if it’s unreal. You think you imagined it, but you couldn’t be more wrong. Whereas there’s a voice in your head saying that it’s all in your head and that something like that could never happen, there’s a smaller voice that pulls you in saying that it happened and something needs to change in your life.
“I will not bow,
I will not break,
I will shut the world away;
I will not fall,
I will not fake,
I will take your breath away.”
It takes a strong power, willpower, to overcome darkness. You’re scared shitless. You feel weak when you’re alone. You feel as if you’re never protected. You may even get to the point where seclusion and shutting yourself out of everything is the only option. Today, people like to reach out to others. For some, that reaching out is something that’s difficult to accept. You may feel like you are your own person; that you have the POWER to change yourself; that you have the POWER to help yourself with whatever may be happening.
In reality, you not taking that open hand is only letting the dark power win. It’s giving Him an opportunity to pull you in even more. It’s giving Him the opportunity to drag you away from any positive influence in your life. It’s giving Him an easier chance to change you and make you into someone HE wants you to be. That power which you think is yours really isn’t. All the negativity isn’t you. Somewhere deep down, you know it’s true.
One day you'll recognize what a true, positive, power is. You’re drawn in. You’ve been handed another opportunity for change. An opportunity for the Devil to hand the power He once had over you to God. An open hand.
It was always there, you remember. It was that little voice. It was that first thought of the want to change. You’re intrigued by the new power over you. Although you may fall at times, you know that you’re stronger now. Not powerful, but stronger.
“I will not bow,
I will not break..
I will take your breath away,
And I’ll survive.”
Realize, overcome, and grow into that stronger, less powerful person you’ve always aimed to be. Strength and power are completely different. It’s all up to you to distinguish them from each other.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Belief in Faith; Belief Through Church
Church is more than just a building and it’s more than just a community of people. Church is a something, somewhere where we have the opportunity to grow in our faith and relationship with God. Church presents the perfect chance to listen to His word, decipher His message to you, and put your entire self into creating a deeper connection with God. Faith is the most important part of the Church. Someone once told me, “Your faith should be like your shield. Faith protects because Jesus protects.” Everyone needs something solid to believe in. Whether or not it is seen is beyond the point. However, Church can be that one solid something in your life that you believe in; what it presents is something solid you can believe in.
The most important part of the Church is the Body of Christ, the Eucharist. It’s JESUS. It is HIS body given to YOU. We are kyriake, nothing less. Kirche is a German word derived from the Greek word, “kyriake”. We are called out to worship Him, listen to Him in an assembly of those who believe: ekklesia. We belong to God; we are the People of God. Jesus suffered for us, just for us. It’s like this: pretend you are standing in a public place. A man accuses you of something that is far from true and threatens to kill you. He says it’s either you or everyone else at the place. You see over a hundred people around you and choose to sacrifice yourself for their sake; for their family’s sake. Could you do it? Could you be that selfless? Jesus was. And He left something for us. He left His body and He left His teachings. We were created in God’s perfect image and we have a meaning to our lives. Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit; it should be our honor to give back the holiness God has bestowed on us back to Him with Church. Through Church, we can develop a deeper meaning of those words and be reassured of His undivided love for us… each and every one of us.
If society allows, Church can change those people who are willing. It can show that there are alternatives to all the corrupt things civilization has brought itself to believe. However, nowadays people are so concerned with their own lives that it seems to be a troublesome task to take time and set it aside for God. If those people could be selfless for just one minute of their lives then things could change. There are 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 720 hours in a month, 8,760 hours in a year. On average, someone lives to age 70; to live 70 years is to live 613,200 hours. Over six hundred thousand hours we have in this life. It shouldn’t be so difficult to give back some of those to the man who created us in the first place. It shouldn’t be so difficult to at least try and believe in something bigger than yourself.
“… One thing for certain is that once you have faith, you are protected. You have armor for any struggles that come your way. And although you may not be holding it up when you need it most, it’s there. Faith is important in order to grow. Belief in something without proof, that’s strength. Maybe faith is difficult to find and build, maybe not so much. But then again, maybe we already have it.”
Then again, maybe Church is what gives us the strength to believe in faith.
The most important part of the Church is the Body of Christ, the Eucharist. It’s JESUS. It is HIS body given to YOU. We are kyriake, nothing less. Kirche is a German word derived from the Greek word, “kyriake”. We are called out to worship Him, listen to Him in an assembly of those who believe: ekklesia. We belong to God; we are the People of God. Jesus suffered for us, just for us. It’s like this: pretend you are standing in a public place. A man accuses you of something that is far from true and threatens to kill you. He says it’s either you or everyone else at the place. You see over a hundred people around you and choose to sacrifice yourself for their sake; for their family’s sake. Could you do it? Could you be that selfless? Jesus was. And He left something for us. He left His body and He left His teachings. We were created in God’s perfect image and we have a meaning to our lives. Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit; it should be our honor to give back the holiness God has bestowed on us back to Him with Church. Through Church, we can develop a deeper meaning of those words and be reassured of His undivided love for us… each and every one of us.
If society allows, Church can change those people who are willing. It can show that there are alternatives to all the corrupt things civilization has brought itself to believe. However, nowadays people are so concerned with their own lives that it seems to be a troublesome task to take time and set it aside for God. If those people could be selfless for just one minute of their lives then things could change. There are 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 720 hours in a month, 8,760 hours in a year. On average, someone lives to age 70; to live 70 years is to live 613,200 hours. Over six hundred thousand hours we have in this life. It shouldn’t be so difficult to give back some of those to the man who created us in the first place. It shouldn’t be so difficult to at least try and believe in something bigger than yourself.
“… One thing for certain is that once you have faith, you are protected. You have armor for any struggles that come your way. And although you may not be holding it up when you need it most, it’s there. Faith is important in order to grow. Belief in something without proof, that’s strength. Maybe faith is difficult to find and build, maybe not so much. But then again, maybe we already have it.”
Then again, maybe Church is what gives us the strength to believe in faith.
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