Has life ever thrown you a curve ball and all of a sudden you find yourself in a situation that seems hopeless. In your pain and hurt you seek God and the day comes when the answer is given and you gain clarity of mind and you just know that from this day forward that your life is going to be different.
Then life seems anew. Expectation is birthed in you for a brighter tomorrow. Suddenly, the dark days of yesterday seem far behind and you feel like you could walk through walls. A few days pass, maybe some weeks and possibly even months and then what you thought was an answer from God turned out to be another obstacle. In fact that, “answer” added with previous heartache has created more hurt than when you first had the problem.
Reality fell short of your expectations…again. The emotional knife has pierced the old wound and is now being twisted. What had hurt previously is now piercing. A painful mixture of anger, frustration and disappointment has set in as you search for refuge but find none.
So here you are. You are mad at God. Why did you tell me to do that when it hurt me more? You are mad at people. Why are you judging me? You do not understand me. You feel hopeless. Will I ever get out of this situation? Why does reality consistently fall short of my expectation?
People may not fully understand, or entirely care about your situation. You may not ever know why the things that happened to you, did. I cannot give you answers to your situation because I do not have answers to my own.
But, I can tell you that you have a choice. You can blame God, people or circumstances or you can change. If you blame God will He change His nature? If you blame people will they give you aid? If you blame your circumstances will the earth yield the results you desire?
Then the only option is to change you. All things aside ask this question, “What have I ever been given that I have not made happen?” Have others given you advice, contacts, information, or money? Sure, but what you did with those resources determined your results.
Ultimately, you and you alone create your results. For all of your successes and all of your failures take the blame. There is a peace that comes with the acceptance that you, and you alone are responsible for your life. And only when you accept this responsibility can you begin to change your circumstances.
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