Random Thoughts; A Grinder?

   You have to make it through with your heart and soul, it will take every ounce of flesh to get through. The gauntlet we run is life and as we all know life can be cruel and hard. Its ok to be sensitive to people, but you can't go soft on life. If you go sensitive on life because it is tough on you, well, you might as well jump into a dryer, turn it on high and take your pummeling.

You have to have intestinal fortitude beyond all help to stand, fall and get back up to go another round. Each round just being another leg along the gauntlet, like the bull in the ring. One shot after another, you pick yourself up and turn towards where the shot came from and bam another shot from the side. I have seen people struggle along the surf line, once down getting pounded by one wave after another, many people live their lives that way. Deer in the headlight.

   One of the toughest things to deal with is the fact that we are social creatures, and most are so desperate to belong to something, anything, they forget who they are, they become someone or something else. That is how we lose our souls, desperation to belong. We already belong and not one person sees it. We have to see to believe, right? That sure leaves a lot of life out of....well life.

There are many things in life we don't see, does that make them unreal? To make it through this life you have to see the unseen, hear the unspoken, feel without touching, touch without touching, help anonymously or you are just another among the living dead. I am not saying that you can get right with the Father through deeds, you can't. His Grace is the only way. Good deeds are just that, they make us better people but they can't save our soul.

   Anyway I digress, duh, we are so desperate to belong we do just about anything to belong. We know how cold cruel and callous people can be. I have witnessed what people will do to get their five pounds of flesh out of someone. Manipulate for fun. Abuse for entertainment. Denigrate and humiliate. Smiling while they cut your throat. One would think no one would go back to places where these "hazings" take place, but there are people who survive the hazing and become part of the group and that is what we want, to be part of......something. Its not like being one of Gods children is enough, right. That would mean we would have to be kind and decent to one another, to show respect and dignity to all, to show love and grace. Yeah but those things are for the weak. I am so interested in seeing who actually is strong and who is weak, because that is how mercy will fall. Mercy is for the weak, meek of nature. The strong will wet their pants at what they see.

    What I am saying is, in life you are going to take your lumps just bank on that. So if you are going to be "lumpy" you may as well be nice, kind, genuine and friendly. The grinder will take the flesh, your attitude and character will help you with the Faith in the Fathers Grace you need to save your heart and soul. If you have Faith in the Father you will make it with your heart and soul. If you are going to make it with heart and soul you can afford to be gracious. Let your attitude be dictated by forgiveness, kindness let it be gentle, life is tough enough. Just remember there is real evil in this world and it means us harm, don't be afraid to stand and fight if you have to, defend the meek and defenseless, stand up to evil.