Thoughts on 07/04/19 - Of purpose

"The sharpest sword is forged in the hottest fires, to be wield by the soldier and the General.  But the soldier must use care, for the sword cuts both ways."

I'll leave it to you to figure out what that means...

AMENDMENT ON 07/04/24:

For a few years now, I've none what my purpose is.  God has given me many many gifts, and I've known that my purpose is to use those gifts to serve Him in this world.  So if that is the case, why is taken me so long to complete my journey?

I've always had a sense that He's been saying "It's not the right time, you need spend some time honing yourself before you can come into my fold."  Like a sword that needs to be honed in the hottest fires.  I know that if I went into his fold any earlier, I would be a different person.  My feeling reverberates with the story of Paul: Paul needed to do what he did in order to become a more effective disciple of God.

Anyhow, the time is now.  He's been speaking to me so clearly it's actually kind of scary.  I can hear him saying "Dude, it's now your time.  Like what else do I need to do to you to let you know that it's your time."

I talk about being wielded by the soldier and the General.  The General is God.  But who is the soldier?  Unfortunately as a sword, I have a purpose but that purpose does not necessarily include happiness.  A sword is only effective if it cared for and loved for.  I though I had found her, but I'll leave that to His will.

But the sword does cut both ways.