A great wind comes from all directions
I hold my hand close to a small flame
I shield and protect it
As a member of my family
I suspend judgement for but a moment
Self doubt is under rated
In the midst of waves of destruction
I stand on a tall mountain
On a tiny island
Sometimes I think there is no more room
But sometimes the rushing wind
Calms my mind or at least distracts it
Many see meaning in their cause
I see meaning in challenging my mind
When there is no direction
And hope is not easily found
Sometimes you cannot trust your heart
This is the most important time
Stepping forward in faith
Often means doing nothing but waiting
Warfare need not be violent
An resistance can be a purely internal thing
We see nothing ahead but suffering
But maybe the end in not anymore painful
Than the beginning was
We fear our future
But maybe we should pray for His return
We struggle to silence our critics
But maybe this is where we need to be
Jesus did not speak
When challenged and berated
Maybe this time we need internal growth
Learning self control is never easy
As it is almost impossible
To be relaxed in the midst of fear or pain
We think to prepare for disasters
We need to horde supplies
But maybe we are our own enemies
Maybe the last battle
Is taking place in our own minds
Is the revolutionary aspect of Christianity
About gender or sex?
What does the Bible say about masculinity?
Is it more difficult to create or destroy?
If Christ changed the world more than any other Person
Then why do we think we need to travel
To spread the Gospel?
What if the hardest convert
Is the Church itself?
Questioning God is a tricky thing to do respectfully
But it is Christian to doubt ourselves
Many great Christians in fact doubted their very faith at times
If we are to overcome our evil intentions
Can we always avoid the darkness?
We think of the darkness as only about evil
But spiritual trials can be used for good
The absence of light can just be giving you evidence
That you are going somewhere you have never been before
The future is open and empty
Even Christ does not know when He will return
Sometimes fear of being wrong is not strong enough
And certainty of pain an loneliness can lead to evil
Do not give up on God
He is not just in control of our history
He has planned it out directly
We sometimes think serving God
Means we have to fight someone else
But if we take a step back
Maybe now who we see as the enemy
Could eventually be a friend of God
Our journey is not over
Until we are in a coffin
God can and does quicken us
After all spiritual strength
Does not correlate with age
The best trained soldiers in history
Have often seen combat as a kind of dance
Gunpowder was first used for fireworks
And not explosives in war until much later
Our biggest opposition is not the other
But our own ability to be distracted
And our lack of commitment
Proof of your faith does not need to come from pain
There are better ways to serve God than dying for Him
If we cannot see past our current circumstances
We need to step forward in faith
And do something deliberately small
What does Christ call us to do until He returns?
Simple acts of kindness
Maybe we can kill the opposition with kindness
I hold my hand close to a small flame
I shield and protect it
As a member of my family
I suspend judgement for but a moment
Self doubt is under rated
In the midst of waves of destruction
I stand on a tall mountain
On a tiny island
Sometimes I think there is no more room
But sometimes the rushing wind
Calms my mind or at least distracts it
Many see meaning in their cause
I see meaning in challenging my mind
When there is no direction
And hope is not easily found
Sometimes you cannot trust your heart
This is the most important time
Stepping forward in faith
Often means doing nothing but waiting
Warfare need not be violent
An resistance can be a purely internal thing
We see nothing ahead but suffering
But maybe the end in not anymore painful
Than the beginning was
We fear our future
But maybe we should pray for His return
We struggle to silence our critics
But maybe this is where we need to be
Jesus did not speak
When challenged and berated
Maybe this time we need internal growth
Learning self control is never easy
As it is almost impossible
To be relaxed in the midst of fear or pain
We think to prepare for disasters
We need to horde supplies
But maybe we are our own enemies
Maybe the last battle
Is taking place in our own minds
Is the revolutionary aspect of Christianity
About gender or sex?
What does the Bible say about masculinity?
Is it more difficult to create or destroy?
If Christ changed the world more than any other Person
Then why do we think we need to travel
To spread the Gospel?
What if the hardest convert
Is the Church itself?
Questioning God is a tricky thing to do respectfully
But it is Christian to doubt ourselves
Many great Christians in fact doubted their very faith at times
If we are to overcome our evil intentions
Can we always avoid the darkness?
We think of the darkness as only about evil
But spiritual trials can be used for good
The absence of light can just be giving you evidence
That you are going somewhere you have never been before
The future is open and empty
Even Christ does not know when He will return
Sometimes fear of being wrong is not strong enough
And certainty of pain an loneliness can lead to evil
Do not give up on God
He is not just in control of our history
He has planned it out directly
We sometimes think serving God
Means we have to fight someone else
But if we take a step back
Maybe now who we see as the enemy
Could eventually be a friend of God
Our journey is not over
Until we are in a coffin
God can and does quicken us
After all spiritual strength
Does not correlate with age
The best trained soldiers in history
Have often seen combat as a kind of dance
Gunpowder was first used for fireworks
And not explosives in war until much later
Our biggest opposition is not the other
But our own ability to be distracted
And our lack of commitment
Proof of your faith does not need to come from pain
There are better ways to serve God than dying for Him
If we cannot see past our current circumstances
We need to step forward in faith
And do something deliberately small
What does Christ call us to do until He returns?
Simple acts of kindness
Maybe we can kill the opposition with kindness