Determination

"He set off with nothing at all except his pair of shoes, sleeveless shirt and bermudas. Before he started, he prayed and asked for strength to finish the whole journey as it has been some time he had set his foot on the terrain. But he decided to do it this very day for the fear that his muscles might turn into a potato strip in a hypotonic solution and that he had a very severe headache."

"When the journey first began, everything seemed a breeze. However, it was not long before pulmonary ventilation started to oppose his bidding and stitches bugged him. Still, he continued to endure all these including the unforgiving pain in his head. With the scorching sun high in the sky, he started to feel his lips drying up and perspiration began to soak his shirt thoroughly. He wanted to give up at that point but dropped that idea as he wanted to finish the journey with Him."

"Just when he thought everything was about to be better, spasm developed all over his body and at the same time, he thought his tidal volume was decreased by at least eighty percent. Things did not get better but it got worse. Instead of giving up, he continued with this tremendous pain for the fact that he had promised to go through all these with Him."

"As the end of the journey drew near, little did he realise the worst has yet to come. Everything around him were trying their best to sap his energy off him and the ending point seemed to be repelling him off like an opposite pole of a magnet. He persevered although he knew very clearly his legs and body were about to give way any moment. Conditions were unpleasant and it appeared so tempting to give in to the physical demands of his body."

"Upon reaching his destination, he only had left just one bit of energy to sit down on a bench to battle with the unregulated perfusion rate in his body. As he sat there, he soon began to enjoy what lies ahead of him. Rattling of the leaves by the wind seems to be cheering for his victory, birds flying seems to be congratulating him and it seems like trumpets were in the clouds. The view was indescribable from his point of view. Tears began to drop as he prayed hearts of that ground could be soften. He was all around him and was so close to him."

"As he walked home, the next phase begun as he tried to overcome the dying thirst in him, the unbearable stickiness and his contracting muscles. But he continued to drag his feet for the rewards promised at home; a nice warm bath and a refreshing drink. Indeed, he had his drink to rejuvenate himself and a bath with water droplets seemed to be like a million hands giving him a pat on his back. Other than that, he was also rewarded with a cozy bed where he regained all the energy lost through the tough journey."

No one says the journey is easy and is a bed of roses. But the question is, are you willing to go through it? Are you willing to give up everything for the wonderful rewards at the end of the journey? And as it goes on, it will get harder and how many will actually give up and take the immediate rewards? If you were to turn back halfway, you will never know what instills for you at the end and you will be letting Him down. And for one thing we should believe in, He will never give you something you can not do and will provide you with what you need at the end of everything. He is not out to destroy you or torture you but to test your trust in His planning. If you have enough of that, he will reward you with something which is much more than what you sacrificed. This is a journey of determination and faith. And there I ask, who are game for it and will walk right to the end? For I tell you the truth, I am.