on keeping my faith & the movie "The Book of Eli"

Just got home from watching the movie "The Book of Eli". One word: EPIC.

It was a cue which I badly needed after being too complacent lately as regards how I handle and view my faith. I know it's there, but I also know that it lacks intensity. It's like looking at it from afar and still trusting that it'll come and rescue me after my careless neglect. And my conscience is telling me that it should not be part of my loosening up.

My faith saw me through all of my battles. It was faith that made me relentlessly climb my mountains until I saw how majestic the view is from the top. It's the same faith that keeps me putting one foot after another during my runs. It is what makes me believe in the wonderful surprises that await me, the promise of true love and happiness. It is and will be the only thing that holds me together when everything else falls apart.

All of these things that my faith led me to achieve should be a constant reminder for me to be incessant in keeping it strong. That feeding it should be one of my priorities. And most importantly, because I know that I have it means that I should never doubt nor question. Yes, faith is absolute blind obedience. As Eli said, "Walk by faith and not by sight.... It's faith. It doesn't have to make sense."

And so with faith as my weapon, I trust that I will win my present and future battles with purpose. And I hope that in the end, I will also be able to speak these final words with pride: "I have fought a good fight. I have finished the race. And I have kept the faith."