Persevere in running the race..

Hebrews 12:1-4

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction from evil people, and you will not be discouraged or grow weary. Have you already shed your blood in the struggle against sin?"

Lately, I have been reading passages from Bible, especially from the Hebrews. It is all about faith and about perseverance. I can't help it. I only have now faith to keep me running, I have lost a lot of so-called friends. And I am bitter about the series of unfortunate events that have taken place in my life.

Sometimes, people will kill your spirit with their words or actions. It is all about letting them pass unnoticed for they will just weigh you down. Most of the times, what other people will pass on as truth will stop us from doing things. Fear is something that is all in the mind. Fear will stop as from doing things. Today, I have found it out myself. I am a fearless person, quite independent, and as much as possible, try to find things out of my own. However, at times, I don’t know if its plain stupidity that I rely on others. They say no man is an island, that we need others to survive. This led to my own downfall. I relied on others lately, thus losing my own identity. Prior to meeting these people, I was on my own, I lasted 7 years without them around, some of them I don’t even know. You hear phrases such as “Jake, it is not that easy, you need capital”, “Jake, to set up a company requires logistics”, and such. Getting a DTI Business Permit took me 3 hours to get, from application to releasing of the papers. I should have done it before, on my own. I should not have relied on business partners who just took my earnings, prospective partners that even asked for my birth signs and yet, I have never seen them again. Another even suggested a glitzy business address such as Makati ShangriLa, and yet, after 6 months, it never materialized. I guess It can make it on my own, the way I survived without these people. My name and my talents are my proprietary trademarks, God gave me a purpose, and I am thankful that despite the setbacks, I have learned everything out of His own goodness. Now, I have to do everything on my own. I tried asking for help from these so-called friends, and it went unheeded and fell on deaf ears. As they say, “Charity delayed is charity denied”. As they say, “Treat anyone with kindness, even those who are rude to you, not because they are not good, but because you are good”. And I am so fucking good, that is beyond dispute. Enough said.