 Media- you’re everywhere. You’re so loud that it’s deafening. You’re deafening our ears to hear truth, blinding our eyes to see direction, yet somehow amplifying our mouths to speak opinion… to speak our views or judgements we’ve formed from you, Media, with our deafened ears and our blinded eyes. We have become like overly pompous horses. We appear grand, strong, powerful, galavanting the great wild world, yet with bridle and bit in mouth, our stance is directed by someone else. By something else. It’s you, Media. What is truth anymore? We’ve taken this guiding light and altered it to fit our perception of reality. But that’s not truth. We seem to have lost what truth is. We no longer seek it earnestly, instead we settle for being led by uncertainty. What happened to education? Where have all of the books gone? We no longer thumb through pages of factual information, rather settle for a comment feed without any rationalization. Where do our convictions lie? I can’t seem to find them. What was once an internal voice of logical process is now a methodical scroll thumbed thoughtless. Our hearts seem to be led by self-righteousness, no longer led by love. Our words led by “likes,” as if that were ever enough. We are affirmed by our “friends” and motivated by a “follow,” all of which returns void when what we post is hard to swallow. So we settle in for hate and slander, all done through our words. So gratified in our voice, finally being heard. But what have we accomplished? What’s been made better? We still live in a virtual world, filled with friends who are fair-weathered. We have to put down our devices and stand up with our back bones. Get out of this world’s vices and find our way back home. Because home is where we left it, where we lost all of our hope. Where we chose our own knowledge, our own truth, when He warned us, “No, don’t!” Now we’ve let the enemy in, and he’s running all amok. And we’re all just looking for hope again, with no such luck. We’re crying out to leaders; we’re giving them the blame. But they’ll never be able to hear our cries, because our hope has a name. Jesus is our hope, the way, the truth, the life. Watch as He’s running after us, His forever, eternal bride. So Media, I’m using you now, to accomplish some good. To remind a hopeless people, that their pain is understood. I’m unplugging the deafened ears and removing bridle and bit. To no longer be guided by the world and constantly listening to it. For my hope, He has a name, and His father suffered great loss. They both know our feelings of pain, for their pain involved a cross. And right now ours does too, a crossroads of sorts. Do we buy into this Hope? Or stand idle with abhor. If we want to go to battle in this never ending strife, We must make sure we are standing behind lines worthy of our lives. The fight we choose will be costly, no matter which side. So we must be sure we choose wisely and set aside our pride. I have chosen to seek the Truth, while He may still be found. I want to have eyes that see and ears that hear, when the trumpet sounds. If curiosity has sparked, a twinkling in your eyes, ask me all your questions but tell me no more lies. This Truth for you is free, for the price has far been paid. So rest assured you weary heart, do not be dismayed. For what Hope did for me, He’s also done for you. And where Media, you confuse us, our Hope, you will speak Truth. Our Savior will come through. Taking hold of that Hope, Ashley
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 Pain in this life is a given.
It is unavoidable. It will happen. It is a foolish endeavor to attempt to avoid it touching our lives. Seasons of pain come and go. Sometimes the season is short but sometimes those seasons seem endless. Sometimes the pain is of our own doing, a consequence of a rebellious spirit. Other times, we are blindsided by life and we find ourselves in the crosshairs of a fallen world. What do we do when we find ourselves in a season of unrelenting pain and hardship? If pain is inevitable, then there must be some kind of help out there for the afflicted, some Divine provision for a hurting soul. Maybe we need to change our understanding of pain and it’s purpose in our lives. Sometimes it just helps to know something has purpose. What would happen if we saw pain as a tool? Then recognizing how that tool is used in our lives would be hugely significant. Let me explain. If pain is a tool, then we need to recognize whose hands hold the tool. If the tool finds its way into the hands of the enemy, we can be sure that it will be used to cripple us, maybe even destroy us. We know the enemy wants to steal, kill, and destroy. John 10:10 But, if the tool finds itself in the hands of a loving Father, then we can be assured that the tool will be used to chisel and shape us into something beautiful. We could then claim Romans 8:28 with absolute certainty. We could know beyond any shadow of a doubt that, “God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.” Armed with that assurance, we could stand up under the weight of any pain. We don’t often have a choice as to whether pain enters our lives or not, but when it does, we do get to choose whose hands will hold the tool. Choose your carpenter wisely. Have a great week, Louise “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4 |
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