Inner War with the Outside World

The world seems so scattered.We are struggling to survive within ourselves, struggling for freedom. We think we have an idea of what freedom looks like but it is all a combination of wishes and selfish dreams. We are constantly looking and searching but never for the right things. There is more of a war happening on the inside of all of us than anyone else sees or believes. We have this belief that we are alone in this war and the fact is that we are.
We are alone because we don't trust others.
We are alone because we don't understand community.
We are alone because the community doesn't know how to help the individule.
Over and over agian communities and companions have let us down. We only see people as a community of pure disfunction. The pain of rejection screams louder than our need for someone to help us through the inner struggles of life. Constant let downs, lies, and the bad example of what community is supposed to be rings in our ears. So to not tell anyone what is going on, is safe. To deal with it on my own is, in our minds, our only option. 
We are alone because we choose to be.
It is a vicious circle. 

In the begining God created Man but God knew Man should not be alone. Even after naming every animal Man was not satisfied without someone like himself.
God is three in one. The Trinity consists of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the book "The Shack" it presents an interesting concept of the reason behind the Trinity. Community. Community between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
Christ died on the cross so that there would no longer be seperation between Him and his people. Jesus as sacrifice gave us the connection to God he had in mind for us from the begining.
In the the begining Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden.

Our lives are driven to community but it is the largest struggle of our hearts. If you want to heal, if you don't want to be alone, then choose a community of growth and contribute positively to it. The world seems so scattered because it is scattered. Unity is the only chance we have at winning this inner war.

Let The Loudest Man Win

React to the voice of the Loudest Man by doing what they demanded. We react in fear or in urgency but we never question the motive. What is the truth? What is the emotion? What are we going to believe? This is the little information I know, so this is what I think. I will believe what I am told, because it must be true. Why would it not be? Why should I think different from you?

Let the Loudest Man Win... let the loudest win our approval. Let society yell it's opinions so we can follow it at will. I will not question, I will not ask. I will not hesitate to believe, because to question is to fall flat. To question is to go against the grain of society, it marks you as different from the crowd. It says they are not the same and must be cast out.

The Loudest Man is the wind that directs the branch's wave. The Loudest Man catches all the attention and captures every eye. He wears the brightest colors and writes his words in the sky. He demands the attention of the people to stroke the ego of his soul. So everyone will know him and everyone will know.

Just because they blow does not mean you have to bend. Decide what is right by what is true not by the flavorful words of man. Quite the Loud Man in your mind and decide to lean into the whisper. Truth is awakened in the stillness. A quite mind has time to ponder. Words have power, if you react without thinking. Loudness can move you if you are unsure of where you stand. Root yourself in truth, then for sure you will not bend.

Let the Loudest Man Win you over and you will be wrong. The ones that stand alone will find one another and carry the truth away with them like they have all along.