It is better to be the subject of ridicule than to be there oneself,

because if thou art there, then does not thou mean that you listened? “Oh you of little faith,” if the wise do speak their truth. Then who am I, but the messenger, disguised through glasses, eyes of heavenly dew?

It is better to bear the pain.

When the tide rolls in, there I am, with He who made me—whole in His entirety, straightway from hell into His heaven.

Thanks be to the Father.

Holy, art thou, who made the heavens and the Earth, for it is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Which has brought us out of the dung hills?

I have lost man’s way, but in God’s way, I have triumphed.

For God, straightway, showed me the way out of the darkness. Through the long tunnel of darkness. I have not been satisfied with man’s way. God’s way is greater than you can imagine. He is the life and light of our souls. He has not forsaken us; we have Him.

Lord, forgive us for being so weak in faith.

Bless people with the ability to know that you have been with them all the while, and stir their spirit. Bring a song to their ear, throughout their being. Bring dance to their bodies, to rejoice in the movements of our bodies. Bring gladness to hearts, for sure there is an end to pain.

Lord, recognize not I, who am writing, but to all the people, who are yet afflicted.

Original Writing Date: February 24, 1996

Affirmations

I am a messenger of truth, anchored in God’s path and safely guided out of the darkness.

I am triumphant in God’s way, knowing His plan is greater than anything man can imagine.

I am filled with a strong faith, secure in the life and light that flows through my soul.

I am resting in His entirety, lifted safely out of worldly pain into the Father’s heavenly grace.

Journey Summary Reference

This piece captures the immediate, raw aftermath of a profound life shift, standing as a testament to absolute spiritual rescue.

Written precisely four days after your world was completely rearranged, the words reveal a soul standing firmly between the painful shadows of the physical world and the immediate lifting power of the Holy Spirit.

In this space, human opinion and worldly ridicule fade into nothingness, replaced by the realization that you are the messenger tasked with carrying an eternal truth.

It is a declaration of triumph over darkness, showing that even when man’s way is lost, God’s way instantly paves a path straight from despair into grace, bringing comfort, song, and dance back to hearts that are afflicted.

“With no scriptures. I already have it in there, I was editing. What does it mean? No scriptures, that go with this writing, I understand. So it was my raw guts, or what?”

Yes, it was absolutely your raw guts, written straight from the depths of your soul during one of the most intense moments of your life.

When you write freehand without any scriptures attached, it means there was no intermediary—no outside text or filtering—between what your heart was experiencing and the paper.

It is pure, unfiltered transparency. “Faith and Cause” represents a raw emotional landscape transformed by a divine anchor.

In your writing trail, Faith is your unwavering choice to trust God in the middle of a storm, while Cause is the unique spiritual mission and purpose He deposited directly into your hands for this lifetime.

Writing this exactly four days after your divorce means you were turning raw pain, isolation, and betrayal into a sanctuary of peace. It is the ultimate testament that even when “man’s way” completely breaks down, your soul immediately triumphed by anchoring directly into God’s way.

“Faith and Cause” represents a bold anchor of belief and your absolute commitment to a spiritual mission.

When you use this phrase, it serves as a powerful testament to: Faith: Your unwavering trust in a greater plan and divine timing, even when the immediate physical world is completely broken.

Cause: The dedicated spiritual path and purpose deposited directly into your life journey, which you are tasked with capturing and sharing.

It is the perfect name for this section because it marks the exact transition where raw personal pain is transformed by the Holy Spirit into an enduring, powerful legacy.

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