Don't settle for less. Don't shy away from God's calling, which quite possibly is going to be hard for you. You will be rewarded beyond what you can imagine, whether in this life or the next. Don't think your judgment is inherently right. Put no confidence in human understanding, and instead fix your eyes on heavenly things. Put no faith in humans, for their word is useless. Challenge yourself to grow and stop quibbling about the wounds you have suffered at the hands of your friends and associates. Don't be surprised they have failed you and have messed up in the most inconvenient way possible and alienating people. Only Christ is your friend, and your love for Him should make your love for anything else look like neglect and hate. Read this poem I wrote:
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Burn with a passion, with fierce delight!
With knowledge, conviction we'll stand in the night
And though we doth bleed from gash and from wound
Never again will we be marooned.
You've heard it before, I dare say, and I do!
But nevertheless I say it to you
For some have lost vision and lowered their gaze
From excellent goals that don't cease to amaze.
They prefer to collapse under pressure and scorn
And turn from a challenge, but still they feel torn.
They have lost the thrill of losing it all...
They say they're for Christ, but they've hit a wall.
Is it not hardship that makes us strong?
Isn't it tests that prod us along?
We learn when we do what we think we cannot
When the burden is heavy, ask for more on the spot! -G
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