Conquering a dragon in your life is not easy. If it was easy, it wouldn't be worth conquering, over-coming, vanquishing. The question you have to ask yourself is: is it worth it?
Because dragons can lie there undisturbed for ages. Silent sins that invade your life, deadly and solemn. They lie there.
And you think to yourself that it doesn't really matter. The beast isn't hurting anyone. The sin, this dragon, this creature of darkness.
But in all honesty, it's hurting everyone.
It hurts you. It silently weakens your defenses. You grow jovial, fat, weak. A knight accustomed to the creeping, sleeping beast.
It hurts others. It poisons your relationships, your thoughts and your will. Its venom runs deep into your veins.
It hurts God. The silent sin that you think no one else sees. The dragon haunting the corner.
So much easier to let it lie.
But life's not easy.
So conquer it.
But it hurts sometimes. It bites and kicks and scrapes and growls. It does not let you forget its ever lingering presence.
"God give me strength!" cries the Ordinary Princess. Because she wants to cast out the dragon.
But it's so very hard.
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