The Crossroads

I stand at a crossroad as the wind blows through my hair, touching the sweat on my brow. My eyes search warily at the two roads and I let out a heavy sigh. I'm tired and worn out from a long journey, my legs are shaky and I can barely keep awake.

"Decisions, decisions," I murmurer to myself, trying to shoo away the voices in my head that are telling me to give up and let go. After all, it would be so much easier to go with the flow.

But that is not who I am, I remind myself.

I weigh my options slowly: the paved, easy path road or the narrow, jagged one. I sit down on a large rock and run a hand against my forehead, ridding it of sweat. I know the answer to this; it is one I've been taught since the day I entered this cold world.

The devil inside of me chuckles. "Which one, which one? Hurry, hurry. Not much time left." I can tell he's smiling. He knows how weak I am, he knows how much I want to give up. "You've been fighting for so long," underneath the sympathetic voice, I can tell he's mocking me, scoffing at me. He's smart and he knows it. "Why not just...give up?"

"No, I can't." I mutter; I've made my decision, no matter how weak I am. "Must. Keep. Fighting."

He laughs. "You know you can't escape me."

I try and ignore him; who needs him, right? But I know he's still around. I stand up wearily and make my way towards the path road on the right; the hard one.

It doesn't look promising, but I'll just take my time. Step by step, I remind myself.

Life is a journey. All we must do, is put one foot in front of the other.

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Hey there!

Welcome to The 365 Experience: One guy's journey to getting to know God better in one year. I'm Josh, your host. I'm sixteen, homeschooled and probably pretty different from anything that you're used to.

This place is where I'll be haunting for the next year and when its finished, I'll probably start a new one. It's a place where thoughts, ramblings and rants will be placed. I'll keep you as updated as possible.

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