I don’t usually post personal stuff, but it’s been a very strange week for me. I don’t want to go into any detail, but things have been turned upside down. How odd. You have been dutifully trudging along in one direction with every expectation of continuing that trek and then something happens and all of the sudden you are on a completely different path turned in a completely different direction.
It takes you aback. You are off center and out of kilter, a little confused. Okay, a lot confused. Life is twirling around you and you can’t quite get your bearings. For reasons you just can’t put your finger on you feel a tentative, hesitant excitement. Maybe it’s more like anticipation. But it’s anticipation with a definite edge to it because there is complete uncertainty as to how it will all turn out.
At the moment, it doesn’t matter a lot how it turns out. It has the potential, even the probability, of turning out quite well. All the same it’s still uncertain. But then what in life IS certain? The very fact this happened is proof positive that nothing is.
If I haven’t learned anything else in my life, I have learned that things are rarely as they appear on the surface. I’ve learned that what gives every appearance of being a disaster can have marvelous results - even if it’s in the long run. I’ve learned that you have to roll with it and be willing to tough it out till you see what’s around the next bend in the road. There’s always another bend in the road.
So what do you do while you are toughing it out? I say, take control of the parts of it you can control, don’t let yourself be a victim, let go of the parts you have no control over, take a deep breath and look around yourself.
When you have done the part that you can control, at least for the time being, then take care of your mind, body and spirit. Relax cause tomorrow is another day.
Daddy’s Roses, who is having a pretty tough week herself, has more thoughts on this subject.
Beth - (Romans 5:1-5) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice
in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverence; perseverence, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.”
True and well said! The problem with doing as you suggest is not in the knowing it is in the doing! I rediscover this fact everytime a big problem rears its head. I KNOW that what you said about disaster turning into deliverance is true, but my emotions won’t let me DO the relaxing while I tough it out. You’ve given me encouragement this morning to “tough it out” and take control of the parts of my life I can still control.
I know exactly what you mean. Yes.
The old saying goes, “God doesn’t shut a door without opening another one…” Yeah, well it’s he waiting in the hallway that’s a bitch.
Hang in there…..you are NOT alone.
Keep your chin up. This particular situation WILL turn out for the best! I know it will. Actually, you’ll probably have a longer and better quality of life because of it.
I’ll say a prayer for you! Then let Calgon take you away…
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Hey! I haven’t been able to get on your site for a long time. I keep getting kicked off. I enjoyed getting caught up with you this afternoon. This post was very encouraging. Hang in there, sounds trite, but hang in there. I love you!
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