We find ourselves in the same situations in life. There is so much hype as to what life is supposed to be, and what a change can do for us in our success. Then the time comes when this comes into question through the experiences that we have. We find our own battle. That one thing that never goes away, and haunts us no matter how far we run. It seems to be a part of us and our story, and like a shadow it is attached to us. We thought the redeeming blood of Christ would make it disappear, and we would never battle against this again. Then we do. We lose faith, and our head begins to drop. We find the positive attitude that Christ had a hard thing to hold on to and incorporate into our life. We become weary, and we allow negativity to creep in and dictate the mindset that we have.
The perceptions dictated by this loss (whether spiritual or physical) can be overcome when our perceptions of the situations change. We wonder how God could allow these things to happen in our life, and begin to wander down the shaky road that leads to a decline in our faith. However, there is a more important question we should be asking ourselves. How is God going /trying to use this situation for his good, and where is he taking me with this? We must realize that God wants our lives to be an amazing journey with Himself as the guide. If we allow Him to take over the reigns and drive, we can set back and enjoy all the experiences and opportunities that he provides us. When we do let go of it all we can see these doors that He is opening, enter them, and see the reason that He has placed them before us. God wants to use the negative experiences in our life to bring us closer to him, and make our journey all the sweeter. He does not coordinate these events, but in His knowledge and foresight sees the way in which these may create a closer relationship with Him. He is our Father, our Master, and our GOD. Despite these crushing blows, we can have a hope and a positive mindset.
In Him,
Macon
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After growing up playing some sort of sport all of my life, there is a phrase that several of my coaches have used to help push us through those times during the season when our morale was low. To put it simply what they said: we need to have a short term memory when it comes to these losses on the field [and off]. Now lets make that applicable. Yes, we may have things that affect our morale and yes we all have our shortcomings, but we can't linger on these things and get caught up in them. Most importantly we need to learn from these experiences and use them to facilitate a stronger relationship with God ( and our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ) to help us get through those times, overcome our shortcomings, transform our weaknesses into strengths where its capabale, and most importantly remain positive and keep close to God.
Just my two cents.
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