Drilled To The Sole

"There was only death and the dying" (The Way of the Apprentice Pg.73). This line was describing a scene where hope was nearly lost, where life was eerily absent and those experiencing the suffering were utterly afraid and selfish for the quickest escape. Pain is what you make it, right? Not necessarily, but for Christians, the pain is not worth thinking about, for it is only temporary. Death does not have to be literal either. It just means the hard times in life where we get trapped in dark times and push ourselves far from the salvation that God offers. We are drilled and tested, it seems, to the very depths of our beings; drilled to the soul. This is the struggle that everyone faces in some way or another. "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..." Remember that one from Psalm 23:4? We really have nothing to fear.

"Start-up companies call it the Valley of Death – the arduous terrain between proof of concept and the beginning of mass production and significant sales." (Link)

Haha!

“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell." ~Matthew 10:28

Fear God because when the day of judgment comes...no.

Fear God with reverence and praise because he gives us the choice to trust in him and not have to worry about the grave, or afterlife. Because when we die, we will be neither living nor lost. (Which I got form "Catacombs And Orchards": Cuz I see four hundred bones in silence, but none of them making the laws) Yeah, without him, the outlook is pretty depressing, but for those who know to look to God in their troubles know that He's got it covered. There is No Grave.

There is no weapon
There is no blade
You wonder why I’m not afraid?

You’ll never kill Him that lives inside of me.

I’ve erased all of my fear of the grave

~"Butcher" by Project 86

I know I have already shared this line before, but what about those who don't necessarily suffer during their lives and are instead too fond of the worldly gifts God has allowed them to experience?

"When we die there are holes the size of the things we fear will be left behind."

~The Light Beam Rider

Now this is not to be used as a scare factor for converting people. That doesn't usually fly too well. Instead, it is an encouragement and a reminder for us. We always have that hope that we held when we first believed because never in our lives will there be the possibility of any other way around death. We are written down in the Book, and God will not allow us to stay in the depths one second longer than necessary. In fact, it is one thing we will never experience!

"For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever." ~Psalm 16:10-11