Back At One

Sometimes in life no matter how much progress we think we have made in our spiritual growth, all it takes is one setback that can rail road us back to where we started. I had one of those moments today, and to say I was upset would be an understatement, I sometimes feel like I am the “lucky” winner of the unlucky lottery. It’s just that I feel that every 2 steps of progress I make gets pounded by  10 leaps  back.

I want so much to be an encouragement to others but, how can I do that when I find it so hard to encourage myself. Those who know me on a personal level will know that I am a great person to talk to. I offer a certain insight into situations whilst not compromising on the truth or hurting one’s feelings.

So I decided to start talking to myself, now, now I have not lost the plot, I have just decided that sometimes GOD helps us but only if we begin to help ourselves. I realised that yes maybe there are a lot of “not so good” things happening to me but I have a lot of GREAT people in my life, and we all know that people trump things any day. I have a loving family, and amazing partner & an abundance of friends who I can turn to for help but 1^st and foremost is the fact that I serve an awesome God.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” When we are down and out it is sometimes so hard to give thanks cos let’s be honest gratitude is the last  thing on our minds but it doesn’t say that we should thank GOD for all things but rather in all things. So maybe I can’t be thankful for what I’m going through right now but I can be thankful for many things, The air in my lungs, the hands and legs that I have to keep me mobile and my excellent eye site.

So I am going to continue talking to myself, and take my advice like I expect others to. I’m also going to have a conversation with GOD, sometimes I don’t hear him but I always feel him and I am going to let him guide me to where I need to be. GOD’s plan for our lives is at times a bit hard to understand but hey we never question that overpriced architecture who designed our house even though it took him 5 months to come back with the blue prints for our garage, then why exactly would we want to question the awesome power that created everything including us.

Keeping the faith Always
Jan 
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