The Storm ⚡️

 Keep The Faith.

    Faith is not tested, when there are sunny skies ahead. Faith is tested, when the clouds get dark. When the torrential downpour begins. When the thunder breaks the skies, expelling anger from within. Faith is tested when the roads get dark, and the next step cannot be seen ahead. It is only through these tests that we are capable of understanding just how deep our faith truly is.

    To live defeated every single day is a fate worse than death. To wake up, without hope, without belief, is torture. The idea of spending a lifetime, walking around with your tail between your legs, as life passes you by, is unspeakable. The horror of a life where one knows nothing but pain and defeat is unthinkable. A world where faith does not guide the hands of the living, is no world I wish to live in at all. 

    Reality is what we make of it. We are constantly engineering our own reality, every single day. We construct it by pushing forward into the void all which we consume. Some consume entertainment, wasting away their lives at meaningless thought. Others pursue fear, creating a world of chaos. And others simply stare into the void, allowing the deepest, darkest corners of their mind to rule their lives completely. All in all, we are the ones who hold the key to our fate. We are the masters of our own ship. It is only by faith, that we may find a wind which is favourable in order to sail the ocean called life.

    Things are dark, make no mistake about it. I will not sit here, and lie to you about it. Things have reached a period in our lifetime that I could never have imagined before. Regardless, to sit and dwell on the darkness is to give in. We, myself including, must learn to embrace the darkness. We must learn to stare into the void, and seize it by its throat. To allow it to exist, but to remind it that we are the ones who control the wheel. While we most certainly live in times of uncertainty, where the future is bleak and unpredictable to say the least- reality still remains within our grasp. We the people continue to hold the power necessary to remedy our situation within a heartbeat.

    Faith is the belief that we are here for a reason. Faith is the belief that we ourselves are meant to play an important role in the events to come. I hold my faith dear, knowing that my power and strength have been given to me as a gift. A gift, to help change the world. The ability to continue forward, when all hope seems loss, blindly on faith alone. The knowledge that the work of man, here on Earth, will not go unnoticed. The faith that our hand will be strengthened by the powers above. That we continue to fight a fight, that is not only worth dying for- but worth living for as well.

    The battle for the soul of the Earth has only just begun. The reality is, things will get darker. The void shall consume us all, entering us into a downward spiral towards madness. However, in the madness, lies opportunity. Within chaos, a secret order. It is our job to find said order, and use it to our advantage. Much like those who have ran a marathon before, these trials will prove to be effortless. Those who have experienced the darkness of the soul before, will be the ones to guide the rest. Those who have the power and strength necessary, which can withstand the pain of the mind expanding, will be there to lead the others who cannot. Those who have suffered the most, will be the ones to ease the rest.

    Pain is a gift. The threshold for knowledge requires tremendous pain. One must be willing to experience discomfort like never before, in order to grow. Much like how a muscle must tear itself, in order to grow back stronger- the mind is the same. Stretching the mind, until it finally cracks and breaks, allowing it to expand beyond what it was before. This then allows the mind to heal, a process where patience is much needed. Said patience becomes a virtue, leading one down a stoic path. Once this path has been discovered, the world slowly falls into the palms of one’s hands.

    Only the strong survive. That much, I know is certain. Even then, the challenges which lie ahead are daunting to say the least. However, those who are the strongest in the minds and in their faith, will survive the upcoming conflicts. Those who understand the severity of their actions, and who seek to unlock the true potential of themselves and others, will succeed. We are here to awaken the consciousness of those who are sleeping. To free those who have become prisoners of their own devices. To break free of the chains which bind us, the new slaves. Make no mistake, the hour draws near. The thunder and lightning approach, as the storm prepares to shake the world to its core.

    Fear not the rains. Fear not the thunder. For all is but an illusion, buried deep within the mind. We are not what we seem to be. We are not here by coincidence. All has been revealed to those who are willing to seek it. All is done for those, willing to believe. Do not bow down to the realities of the world. Instead, stand tall, and create them yourselves. Seize the void by its throat, and show it that your mind shall not be conquered. Show it that we are the ones who control our souls.

Keep the faith,

for the storm cannot last forever.

        Glory Be,

                    Amen.