Foxhole
At the bottom of a foxhole alone, claustrophobic, breathing nothing but dirtFor fear of the dangers all around I want to go to sleep, but I must stay alert
There’s no one in here that I can talk to and no one to share what I feel
I’ve been down here so long now that I have lost my joy, my peace and my zeal
I’m talking about being in a place of rough times and failures suffered from making poor choices in life
I didn’t know it when I made them, but making poor choices can cut good choices off like a knife
You really find out how choices cut off affect you negatively and how important it is to have a good name
You end up with bad credit, never having enough, not to mention how it puts you to shame
Ironically being down here has taught me many things and it has cleared up some of my doubts
I realized that though I made many mistakes in my life, there is a purpose my life took this route
While I’m down here I might as well take a good look at myself and accept change for the good that it brings
It would be worse to be in a foxhole for such a long time then look up and realize that I haven’t learned a thing
The first thing I had to admit was that it took me a while, but I dug this foxhole all by myself
If you want to be delivered from anything you can’t start by trying to place blame with everyone else
One of the popular excuses used is that the devil somehow got you into your mess
The truth of the matter is that the devil tricked you into digging the foxhole, which is what he does best
Another excuse that is used so much is that you didn’t have anyone to help you
But, you can’t use that one either because God gave you every tool you needed to get through
Instead of using all of these excuses and prolonging your stay in the foxhole you despise so much
Just come clean, tell the truth and release that confession you are holding onto with such a tight clutch
Don’t worry about being judged or condemned by the ones outside of the foxhole
If you trust God enough to confess your sins, he is faithful and just to make you whole
Once you get out of this foxhole that you’ve been in for what seems like a lifetime
Don’t forget about how you got in the foxhole, but leave all the sadness, torment and weariness behind
Now that you have made it out of the foxhole that you dug which delayed your arrival at destiny
Help someone else out of the foxhole through prayer and with the wisdom you have received
This will help keep your heart towards others who wouldn’t help free from anger and malice
It will also be a good way to keep all that you learned fresh and in good practice
It is important that the fruit of the spirit is cultivated in your life daily as a rule of thumb
You must be very careful to do this or you will run the risk of digging another foxhole to overcome
Now, understand that life has obstacles, hindrances and not so pleasant struggles that it brings
But, a foxhole is far beyond an obstacle, a hindrance or just some unpleasant thing
A foxhole is something that doesn’t have to be in your life at all
Whether you live the life given to you abundantly or stay in a foxhole is strictly your call
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