Many are the afflictions of the righteous, and how much more are my afflictions because I stand for righteousness? A life set apart is a narrow road, and not an easy one to walk in a world full of sin. Should I partake, my life on earth would be "easy" but earth is where it would end...because the wages of sin is death! But should I partake of the fruit of righteousness, though my afflictions be many; it is worth a life of eternity and my treasure stored in heaven. My sin is not worth dieing for...but Christ is worth dieing to my flesh. For what does it profit a man to loose his soul and gain the world? I'd rather embrace and live a daily life set apart and not partake of the fruit of this world. Rather will I love, bless, encourage, exhort; even if it breaks my heart! For justice and righteousness; the purpose of the cross, only because He did it for me...and this is why I am alive--why I'm free!! So others can partake of the same love that I am partaking of...one not boastful, one unfailing, one who loves me no matter my shortcomings or how hard I fall. A love that rescues me from the pits, even those that I dig myself. It is for this Love that I will shed the tears I've shed, and for this love will I perish and know the fellowship of the cross for eternity's sake. My life is not my own, for I am my Beloved's and He is mine!
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