Revenge

In Honors English II, we're reading The Count of Monte Cristo . It brings up an interesting subject: revenge. Have you ever really wanted to get revenge on someone else? I asked myself that question, and tried to place myself in Edmond Dantes shoes. This man was put in jail for respecting his captain's order, and because he was put in jail as an innocent, he would never be able to marry his fiancee, Mercedes, or become the captain of the ship, Pharaon, like he was originally supposed to. All because of Napoleon and his exile in France in the 19th century. I was trying to imagine the thoughts that would be running through my head as I sat in that jail cell, day after day, year after year. Would I be bitter at the world? Yes. Would I be bitter at the cruel people who set me up for this crime? Absolutely. Would I be bitter at God for letting something of that horrible nature happen to me? There's the question that hits me right in the face.

If I am going to truly call myself a follower of Jesus Christ, I need to be praising Him at all times and under all circumstances. Whether I am happy, or whether I am sad, I should praise Him. If I'm angry, let me praise Him. If I'm excited, let me praise Him. If I'm jealous, let me praise Him. Whatever emotion my hormonal self is feeling, I want to praise Him with everything that I have in me.

That is my prayer to you, Lord, that you shall give me the strength to worship you through anything and everything.