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.
Culver prom limo ..Feeling restless? Is part of you calling out for change,... Read More
Whadda ya know?Seriously. With absolute certainty, what do you know?... Read More
Every soul that is currently experiencing life on any level... Read More
In the responsibility we have as Christians, we are displayed... Read More
Although spring is just around the corner, there have been... Read More
I was originally brought up Catholic, at the insistence of... Read More
Seems that everyone who writes to me signs their letters... Read More
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell recently starred in the movie... Read More
What purpose does keeping a journal serve?Do you write down... Read More
As a walked across the gym floor with perspiration coming... Read More
God made humans in his image but these days very... Read More
Carl Jung, 20th century psycho analyst and dream researcher, said:... Read More
Anyone who has invested time, energy and effort into finding... Read More
Five verses specify that we are to live by faith.... Read More
Mother Nature has this uncanny tendency to turn upon herself... Read More
If we don't behave according to a specific church's doctrine,... Read More
Several months ago, I read an... Read More
This statement sounds incredible. ASK and it shall be given.... Read More
An Introduction to MatthewSETTINGHave you ever been promised something wonderful,... Read More
Recently it has come to my attention people are noticing... Read More
Celebrities and common people all over the world are known... Read More
Can two walk together unless they have agreed to do... Read More
Each of us has far more potential to serve the... Read More
African-American people are natural caretakers. We do a great job... Read More
Walls as a blockade seem to be an integral part... Read More
Wood Dale limo ..We've all heard the saying, "You have to forgive, but... Read More
Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, "Go, assemble... Read More
Ok, let's start with the amazing story of Robbie and... Read More
In Corrogue I am seeking the source of inner beauty.This... Read More
I believe in a phenomenon I have been known to... Read More
There is a concept in Jewish mystical thought known as... Read More
We make sense of our world via the senses. The... Read More
1. The name Michael means, "Who is like God". In... Read More
Catch the express or the super fast bullet train. If... Read More
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --ROMANS... Read More
*Advice on living a humane and compassionate life.According to text... Read More
Getting the most from a Tarot card reading relies on... Read More
After more than three decades of church ministry, I have... Read More
To understand the nature of esoteric and occult secrets it... Read More
In Corrogue the air is chill and the frost is... Read More
An acrostic prayer poem.The Lord loves me and is gracious... Read More
Five verses specify that we are to live by faith.... Read More
Would you like an exciting and wonder-full resolution for the... Read More
Those five words are from a song that I remember... Read More
Let us face reality squarely in the face by acknowledging... Read More
First, there is the field of complete consciousness.This then expresses... Read More
My wife, our friend and I went to listen to... Read More
We are apart of all that is, our consciousness spring... Read More
Are you facing some challenges in your life right now?... Read More
What is Enlightenment?What do we really mean when we talk... Read More
Spirituality |