Shine Bright Like a Diamond

“Raise your hands all who are happy”. Two others, and myself, raised our hands as the rest of the class remained mute. I looked around in disbelief at the faces that contradicted their emotions. Just at the peak of my own happiness, it was kidnapped by guilt. I couldn’t help but feel responsible. Reality awakened me from the world inside my head. My own joy blinded me from the anguish of others. I strive to be a firefly at night, but my light has diminished. I am called to be a seasoned light not a season of light. My peers do not deserve temporary happiness, but unwavering joy. It is my duty to live in a way that will encourage them to follow me, as I, the Light.

Life Can Suck, but I am More Than a Conqueror

I managed to make yet another mess of my life. My youth is ignorant, and rebels from wisdom. I am well aware of right, and wrong, but in my youth I am an egoist. I sinned against my faith, but too far gone to care. When the fun fades, there I am, alone, empty. I was full when I left, but the distractions of life ate away at me. Constant compromise is the consequence for this broken me. I want to return to the place of great joy, but I feel undeserving to ask for such a request. Each day without Him, I barely exist. I try to return to the place I once was, but I see pitch black. I am neither claimed by heaven or hell. I must choose a side my lukewarm heart is indecisive. I am alone in my room, and the exposure scares me. With the help of conviction and humility my confessions are free. My repentance accepted, and unexpected tears rain down my face. Condemnation I feel no longer, but familiar characteristics of who I once was. My identity now claims me, and my past is a stranger. I am home again, and forever I will remain.