Deal With The Devil

John R. W. Stott once said, ~Pride is more than the first of the seven deadly sins; it is itself the essence of all sins.~ Without a doubt, a person can most definitely go through their own trials of the seven deadly sins in regards to wanting what their own heart desires involving love/true love. For it can certainly be a pleasurable or a hellish nightmare of a situation indeed for a guy/girl who is dealing with an insatiable desire with matters of their own heart in the form of envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. Thinking about it further, the struggle to keep your own humanity in tact and not completely lose yourself for the sake of a strong, worthwhile relationship is considered to be either an ongoing battle in not giving up the fight or gradually losing it that a number of individuals I dare say would end up selling their soul to be a part of.

As said before, a person can most definitely go through their own trials of the seven deadly sins in regards to wanting what their own heart desires involving love/true love, especially when his/her pride takes a big hit. Oftentimes, each of us pride ourselves for our own individuality and not being like every other person out there in hopes of making a tremendous difference in the dating scene, but experience has taught some unfortunate souls out there it hasn't gotten them anywhere in establishing any sort of connection whatsoever. It's one's own pride that can have someone set aside/throw away their own unique individuality and put on a persona that just doesn't quite fit him/her in a manner of speaking, because of how truly envious he/she is to all intents and purposes get a small taste of true happiness so much so there can very well be an intense craving for more.

If you think about it, all it ever takes is a small taste of the possibility of true happiness for the feeling of envy to grow to the point where the intense craving turns into jealousy. Jealous not necessarily of others, but with one's self in the fact that there is an innate fear of holding back ourselves from potentially living up to our own expectations, which are at times misguided when matters of the heart are involved. For the most part, it's something anyone can be jealous and not to mention fearful of if they allow it to mentally and emotionally take control over him/her to where it manifests itself into intensified wrath similar to the flaming fiery brimstones down in the depths of hell. Essentially, that intensified wrath can very well lead to become absolutely untethered causing irrational actions whereby projecting and expressing an unconscious emotion otherwise known as lust.

Let me ask you this question to those who have experienced the unbridled desire and longing of lust. Were you totally in control of your senses at all or did you throw caution out the window altogether? I think it's safe to say when you lose all sense of reality because of lust you end up literally and/or figuratively experiencing gluttony or in this case becoming a glutton for punishment. In other words, overindulging or "eating up" the attention you didn't really want for yourself that you end up showing a slothful, without a care in the world attitude. Unfortunately, the attention sought isn't the positive kind and it has the propensity to lead to an overwhelming, as well as blinding sin of greed where getting more attention even if it's negative is the main focus thus being portrayed/labeled as the bad boy/bad girl. However, the question remains how much is enough when it comes to feeding your own ego?

In retrospect, the one thing that can have each one of us given into the 7 deadly sins of our heart's desire is feeling alone or thinking you'll be alone. True, there comes a point where you feel as if you'll be walking down the hellish road of eternal damnation known as the single life and the light of hope in one day/finally meeting your forever best friend grows gradually darker by the moment. Yet, you somehow still cling to hope even if it's just a tiny sliver knowing that your best buds/gal pals, who would go to hell and back for you, will be by your side every step of the way. Of course, you know the friendship you share with them is so strong that despite being burned when you are at your worst they'll continue to be there when you finally rise up to be at your best. In the end, instead of making a deal with the devil for a forever best friend, be patient and wait on God's timing for someone who'll be Heaven sent.