Sold Souls

There is nothing wrong with ambition.

Ambition is holy when it is rooted in purpose.

It is sacred when it is guided by integrity.

We need ambition to rise, to build, to serve, to create, to lead.

We were never meant to live small, voiceless lives.

But ambition becomes dangerous when it detaches from soul.

When the hunger to “become” replaces the reverence for “being.”

When we are no longer driven by calling, but by comparison.

When it becomes more about applause than alignment.

That is when we begin to sell our souls.

And the most terrifying part?

It does not feel like a sale.

It feels like success.

It does not happen in one loud betrayal.

It happens in whispers.

Quiet.

Steady.

Incremental.

One lie at a time.

One theft at a time.

One compromise at a time.

We bend just a little.

We say, “Just this once.”

We say, “I will go back later.”

But over time, our truth becomes a stranger.

Our soul starts sounding like someone we used to know.

What disappears first is integrity.

Then peace.

Then the presence of God.

And suddenly, we are winning…

But we cannot sleep.

We are visible…

But empty.

We are praised…

But disconnected from the very presence that gives life meaning.

Because here is the truth:

To gain certain things, we sometimes step outside the will of God.

And though it may look like favor, it is not blessed.

It is performance without presence.

It is platform without peace.

It is noise without nourishment.

Some rewards are really distractions.

Some “open doors” are tests, not blessings.

True power lies in truth.

In staying anchored in our values.

In remembering that everything we are meant to have will come without deceit.

If we must manipulate to keep it,

Compromise to maintain it,

Or hurt others to protect it,

It is not divine.

It is not worth it.

To bow for favor,

To exchange soul for status,

To speak light while walking in shadow,

To use charm in place of character,

These are signs we are trading eternity for the illusion of elevation.

Let us pause.

Let us remember.

We were never created to succeed at the cost of our soul.

God does not call us to grind until we forget who we are.

God calls us to live in truth, to move in love, to lead with light.

Not all opportunities are blessings.

Not all platforms are promises.

Not all gain is growth.

May we rise with ambition and with integrity.

May we chase purpose without losing presence.

May we remember that we are not here to impress the world,

We are here to honor the divine.

And may our success reflect our soul

Not require its silence,

Because anything gained outside the will of God will require one to sustain it the same way.

That is a path I will never walk on,

such pettiness and low I will never surrender to.

With grace and light,

Umi