Dear self,

There is a war within me.

War between Good and Evil.

Evil preaches to me of self acceptance and self love.

He tells me to be happy above all else.

That I don’t have to resist against life or myself.

Life is what it is.

And I am who I am.

There’s nothing wrong with that,

And there’s nothing to do about it.

Life is short.

Just try to enjoy it.

Good tells me something different.

Good preaches that I must know my lowliness.

That I am inclined to sin,

And that I must choose to deny myself.

Good tells me to do the hard things,

Which serves others and therefore God,

Instead of serve myself.

Good exposes my faults,

That I might address them.

Good tells me to live like Christ instead of myself,

That my reward will be in heaven.

Good is hard.

Good wants sacrifice.

Evil says he wants nothing,

Only my satisfaction.

Yet when I follow evil,

He leaves me empty and unsatisfied,

Depressed, anxious, and isolated.

But when I choose the hard path,

The hardship becomes hope,

And I feel united with God.

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