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The Brush


Can you recall a moment in your life when you were searching for church in the wild? In life, we have the jungle and we have the church. The church is a holy building but it can be taken anywhere with you because God’s Light is everywhere.  Church is a place of worship, refuge, acceptance, and most importantly, light. The jungle is the world. It is where self-gain and wealth is golden, when temptation becomes second nature, a place that forces you to question everything right. The jungle is a place of manipulation where it veils truth and feeds lost ones with its own version of “fulfillment”.

Solange was not the first to tip us on the ways of the world. The Bible tells us in Romans 12: 2, 
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

I am sure all of my readers can think back to when they were beginning a fresh/better lifestyle (probably because some of us make a fresh start every New Years Eve!). How do you feel when you are doing the righ
t thing?

For me I feel bigger, stronger, even a little more aware and knowledgeable about that jungle.

Now can you recall a moment when you were living right, going to church every Sunday, talking to your mother every week, following your diet and then suddenly you relapse? What happened?

Unfortunately, darkness is inside all of us, no man has lived a clean life. Drugs, lies, selfishness, lust are so convincing to those who are not aware of where it leads. We are all provoked but if you are coerced in to living in the world be conscious of where it will take you. You may just walk yourself out of your next blessing.

The challenge with clearing the brush is discovering your alternative. If it is spiritual then embrace the love, faith, and hope that you will find in it. Embrace that your Indigo Journey will take you to that place. If it is family, then embrace their support. If it is giving back to others for a bigger cause, never forget the moment you became blessed enough to be a blessing to someone else. Those methods may not work for you but it is important to find something that works for you. There is no need in stranding yourself in a place that you cannot think and live freely and happily. 

I found peace in myself first and I did that by finding my way out of the world and into the church.

My mission was to find peace in something bigger than my where I was in my life. You can't travel far through the brush, trust the Light.



-De'Laurenz
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  1. UnknownOctober 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    Life is so much easier when we surrender all to God (the light). It is where I found my peace.
    So true, De'Laurenz

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