Do you have a dream, but are waiting for "just the right time" to start working toward fulfilling it? Will you feel comfortable pursuing your dream only when everything in your life is working? Consider this:
The apostle Paul did his best work while he was a prisoner.
Buckminster Fuller was bankrupt and suicidal when he envisioned the design for the geodesic dome.
Victor Frankl developed the philosophy and ideas espoused in Man's Search for Meaning while he was enslaved and awaiting death in a Nazi concentration camp.
Humans tend to be resistant to change. They are hardwired to live an "if it ain't broke, then don't fix it" life. This resistance is probably the greatest obstacle to achieving one's goals.
Sometimes, humans need a strong and powerful jolt to jump-start them toward the fulfillment of their Divine Destinies. Only when their backs are against the wall, the comfortable box of the familiar shattered to pieces, and the only resources left are ingenuity, creativity, faith and determination do humans go from ordinary to extraordinary, both in thought and deed.
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh devoted a program to individuals who had lost their jobs and ultimately became more successful than they would have been had they stayed on the assumed, traditional career path. Callers ranged in age from thirty upward to their mid-sixties, and were diverse in terms of race and gender. Their stories were similar - they lost everything that was familiar and instead of wallowing in defeat and self-pity, took advantage of this time of "crisis" to 1) do things they always wanted to but didn't think they could, and 2) take stock of all the talents, skills, education and experience they acquired while employed and find new and different applications for them.
"Hard times" force those changes that otherwise would be left until "tomorrow." When an individual is forced to deal with an unfamiliar situation, all their reserves of skills, creativity and resolve are brought to the fore. There is no "familiar" or habitual way to react. There is a willingness - even a desperation - to learn new strategies and behaviors. Hard times are rough medicine, but they are instrumental to your breakthroughs.
If you are now in a "crisis" situation, get into a calm frame of mind and ask yourself how you can make this situation work for you. How can your circumstances help you become the person God wants you to be? What fears are keeping you in this place?
Then, pray. As long as you've asked the questions, be willing to listen to the still, small voice inside of you for the answer. You may be surprised when you begin doing things that terrified you before, or discover that a talent you always took for granted is now generating a small stream of income.
The saying, "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" should be your mantra as you travel your new path toward the life God wants you to live. Fear will be a companion to you, but it won't kill you. Uncertainty will be another friend. But faith in yourself and your abilities, and the vision to see beyond the storm, will be the forces that see you through to the other side.
About The Author
Jean Fritz is a farmer, freelance writer and spiritual counselor. Her company, JMT Publications (http://continue.to/jmtpubs) works with self-publishing authors and helps them create professionally written, printed and bound books and e-books.
shuttle from Midway Glen Ellyn ..As more and more alternative and spiritual healings are being... Read More
Spiritual stuff is a hard sell Roy and one of... Read More
In Corrogue I am seeking the source of inner beauty.This... Read More
How many of you out there have ever wondered if... Read More
Prior to the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United... Read More
'Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in a day?... Read More
ADDICTION: - There are numerous obsessions and addictions which prevent... Read More
Did you ever see something go wrong around you and... Read More
What we think is what we are. Our lives are... Read More
Within every obstacle there is an equivalent or greater benefit.~Napoleon... Read More
Greetings my Dear Beloved SoulsWe have heard your cries, your... Read More
Mother Nature has this uncanny tendency to turn upon herself... Read More
Anyone who has invested time, energy and effort into finding... Read More
Most Tarot decks consist of 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana,... Read More
The truth revealed as we read about Hazael also reminds... Read More
God !"My son will be brought up in a place... Read More
Are you always looking for bargains, especially something that you... Read More
You will become as great as your dominant aspiration...If you... Read More
Mrs. Dixon the famous prognosticator and psychic to the stars... Read More
Today we do not experience great manifestations of God as... Read More
Walls as a blockade seem to be an integral part... Read More
If any man be in Christ, he is a new... Read More
I often ask myself this question. Not in the times... Read More
Not going to church has the advantage of having free... Read More
Were you lied to as newborn Christian? I was...let me... Read More
shuttle from O'Hare North Chicago ..Getting the most from a Tarot card reading relies on... Read More
If you spend a hundred bucks and buy the right... Read More
Last week, I sat at my computer and watched the... Read More
With those words recorded in Exodus 15:26, God proclaims to... Read More
We have to go through some unfortunate experiences sometimes in... Read More
A feeling of fulfillment is something we all seek. Here... Read More
Karen was the name of the reception person, who sat... Read More
I believe in a phenomenon I have been known to... Read More
Some may ask why in a disaster some people are... Read More
Walls as a blockade seem to be an integral part... Read More
Many of you come to this site because you are... Read More
As Mother's day is upon us, Iam moved to express... Read More
Spiritual healing of the sick in Christ has many Christians... Read More
I know eyebrows are probably raising about now, but let... Read More
Good morning Roy, good morning Joseth. (Channelled)From time to time... Read More
We've all heard the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as... Read More
Everyday I am challenged to find the good in things:... Read More
You decide! We are often asked to make decisions. Decision... Read More
Every soul that is currently experiencing life on any level... Read More
Eden, the garden of ecstasy is no longer available to... Read More
If any man be in Christ, he is a new... Read More
Universal Law is an invisible influence in every individual's life,... Read More
Looking for some ways to feed your soul in the... Read More
I don't know of anyone who really liked taking tests... Read More
In your quest for enlightenment, always ask what's in it... Read More
Spirituality |