a lonely cabin in the woods

Have you ever found yourself so frustrated with the world that you no longer wish to be a part of it? Well...I have. Sometimes I become so angry and disgusted with people that the idea of becoming a hermit is no longer unappealing. Sometimes it feels like it would be simpler, or at least safer, to just find yourself a nice secluded place and stay there. You would never have to worry about people letting you down, lying to you, and you would never have to worry about hurting other people. But let's face it. This proposition is completely absurd and the logic is full of holes. So what do you do to keep yourself from being in a constant state of anger and frustration with people for being the complete idiots that they/we are? I asked someone this question. They said, "You just have to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ." What in the world does that mean? Well, I think that she meant by this, even though it was pulled from 2Corinthians 10 and was used in Paul's defense of his ministry, was that we must strive to find the good. The truth is that there are so many problems in the world and we simply cannot fix them all. We cannot force people do what is right and we cannot allow ourselves to get bogged down in the imperfections of our race. Focus on what is good, and what is beautiful, and what is right. To wallow in the blackness of human peccancy is to find yourself a miserable person.