“One day it will all make sense.” I can remember hearing my
Nana (RIP) say this to me when I was small. When troubles would come, she would
tell me “One day it will all make sense…and when it does…it’s up to you to use
that knowledge to help others.” So now it’s starting to make sense.
Everyday God allows this world to test us. Not because He doesn’t
care, but you have to overstand that this world we live in is nothing but a
constant test and struggle for your spirit and mind. The battle to overcome
feelings of Pride, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Envy, Hate, Sloth and Anger are real.
Far too many times in life we concentrate on what we are not
instead of what we are. We concentrate on what we don’t have instead of what we
do have. When we do this, we give these
7 deadly sins the ability to foster and grow within our spirits. When this
occurs we become our own worst enemies, because then not only are we fighting
against the issues we are facing, we are fighting against the piece of Him that
lives within each one of us.
Over the last 6 years, I have experienced a lot of financial
challenges that have left me lacking in material growth. I’ve had many lonely
and unrest full nights. Some were spent on the couches of friends, countless
hotels and motels, and even in the back of my Chevy. I’ve had to deal with the
pain and hate associated with lies and disappointments created by loved ones.
Yet through it all I have been blessed with the ability to love and understand
what I did have instead of what I didn’t.
I learned to love myself for everything I am despite of what I am not,
and most importantly I learned how to listen to the piece of God that lives
within me. When this is done there is a joy God gives you that no man, woman,
or situation can steal.
At some point in
life we have to stop letting life dictate who we are….and let who we are
dictate our lives…
