The fire of His will

I walked through the door and saw a man at a distance. He was facing me with his arm outstretched as if offering me something. I could not tell you a single detail about the room except for what I felt filling the entire place: Power.

I started to walk forward and noticed a great many spectators around. All of them were far away and even though I could see nothing in their body language or expressionless faces I felt anger and hatred in all of the eyes; eyes that were completely focused on me.

As I came closer to the man I noticed intense flames resting in his outstretched hand. I hoped this wasnt what he was trying to offer me. I couldnt feel any heat coming from it but I began to realize that the power I felt all around me was coming from this burning globe and I was afraid of it. The authority and absoluteness of the thing turned my stomach and made my knees weak.

With my approach I kept my eyes locked on that flame. It felt as if this was the reason I was here.When I became close enough to reach out and touch it I asked "Why the flame?"

His voice answered me saying "This flame is my Will. I have made a decision."

"What decision?" I asked

"I have decided to create a future for you and a destiny. I have planned everything. It sits as a treasure in the midst of this flame. No one is able to change it or destroy it. Not your enemies or your friends. Neither can your parents or those who rule over you. Not even you can change what I have built and planned for you. You have only a choice."

I was afraid to ask but I knew it was expected..."What are my choices?"

"First, you may refuse. However this would grieve me to no end. I have labored over this and created something no one else can give you. It was made for you and with you in mind. It will fulfill every desire that resides in your heart. If you refuse than you may do as you wish with what I have already given you. It will be up to you and the responsibility of the end results will sit on your own shoulders."

I nervously licked my lips and with a shaky voice asked "And the second option?"

"The second option is that you can accept. This is not as easy as it sounds for you will have to make this choice more than once. In fact, you will be given this option every single day. It will require that you give away your selfishness and desires and whole heartedly be consumed by this flame."

"Will it hurt?" I asked

His voice responded with a hint of sadness "Dying is never easy boy."

Who are you?

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Maryanne Williamson

" You were made to Burn.
  Burn, and let the whole world see. Take your flame, ignite the world"
 - Seraphim, For Today

This is all for today.  Never give up, Friends :)

First

Hello everyone,
As the title suggests this is my first post and not only that but my first blog entry of any kind ever. I'm a little bit behind on the times since these sorts of things have been around for quite some time now. To be honest I wasn't that interested. However as my participation in social networks such as Myspace and Facebook began to grow I realized something....."I have thoughts!" Not just random thoughts about my current moment ("dang! that burger was so good!) but thoughts that are constructs built slowly throughout a day of meditating on certain subjects.

Ive since realized that except for the brief ones Facebook is not the place to share these thoughts since it has slowly morphed into a forum that we treat much like our fridges....it is now just something we go and check every 20 minutes because we are bored and hope theres something different and more entertaining than the last time. I wanted a different atmosphere to put my meditations to words. Im not entirely sure what this is going to look like yet and I can already foresee this taking on a life of its own. I can guarantee one thing though, this will be open ended for me. Some times I will be posting my own ruminations and other times it will be a challenge to myself and any one else who reads it. At times it might just be a place for me to vent and complain about my day. Im going to leave it open for comments or questions for anyone who happens to stumble upon a particular post that catches their fancy.

One last thing I would like to mention; It will become obvious as time goes by that I have beliefs that are very important to me. I build my life off of these beliefs and they are the pillars that all of my decisions hang on. For the sake of avoiding wrong first impressions however I am going to refrain from outright stating what they are. I want to be judged my actions and words not by the label that is put on such things. In any case I am very open minded and like to live by one of my favorite quotes. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain an idea without accepting it." - Aristotle

Im more than willing to discuss any subject as long has its civil. I enjoy learning new things and I have more than a passing interest in people as a whole (how and why poeple live their lives, what motivates them, what led them to making certain choices ect.....

I expect this to be a great deal of fun for me and I hope it lasts and becomes something that enriches my life and others as well.

For those who have taken the time to read this; I hope your day goes better than you desired and remember.....Never Quit.
- Hunter