L.I.F.E.
Why did I put it as an acronym? We face complicated things all the time. Oddly enough whether we choose to recognize it or not others have, dealt with, are dealing with, or will eventually deal with complex situations that drain us, harm us, hurt us, devastate us, bless us, make us happy or give us, temporarily, what we wanted or were after. That, as strange as it is someone else has already experienced.
Some of these situations are by our own choices while others are completely out of our control. These situations include but are not limited to relationships, all relationships; family, friends, intimately, businesses, or acquaintance, financial well being or sustainability; how we choose to spend our money what we invest in or what we have no choice to pay for because it is a necessity. Divorce, death, sickness, how we raise or don't raise our children.
Then there are the choices of others, addictions, murder, or abuse that affect us either directly or indirectly; our politicians, school shootings, reckless or careless decisions of others, or helpful outgoing charitable actions of others. And, we must not forget our actions and choices that also affect others directly or indirectly, made either because of our opinions, values, morals, or beliefs. These things are all either a repeat of a time when they have already occurred to someone else or our selves, or they will occur again if we truly look back in history and decide to accept someone else's experiences.
But what drives this? Some of these things we do straight out of impulse or vengeance, some out of hurt, but did you know some things are done out of faith? We may do something simply because we have faith in an outcome. Isn't this interesting. We as humans have a tendency to think that the outcome we are aiming for will come to pass if we think it, speak it, or do something to obtain it only to be disappointed.
What if the mistake we are making is that we are directing our faith in the wrong direction? A matter of what you are putting your faith in versus who you are putting your faith in. Where really is the control? Are you fooling yourself? Do you put your faith in people, things, or GOD?
SO LIFE
LIVING
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EVERYDAY.
When you get in the car you have faith in the car to get you there although unexpectedly you could get in an accident. That's just an example. I know I have said this before, Faith is not getting or obtaining something you wanted. Faith is accepting and knowing that the outcome is the best or meant to be even if it hurts. Bad things are going to happen.......let me repeat that bad things are going to happen, do you put faith in that? I don't, but I do acknowledge it and I do accept it even if I don't want it or like it or even if it is going to hurt and I didn't expect it. Good things are going to happen......I'll say that again good things are going to happen, do you put faith in that? I don't because at times that is hard to believe.
But, my Faith is in God. I know he truly is in control and that is just for me. I can't speak for you. So why does he let bad things happen? Well because he allowed others to have control REMEMBER THAT THING FREE WILL. Free will gives us the ability to decide where and what we choose or want to put our faith in. Free will gives us the ability to make choices ALL OF US get to make choices right or wrong ones, good or bad ones. Regardless, that doesn't determine the outcome only how or who, we choose to blame and how we choose to handle it when we get the opposite result of what we wanted.
I encourage you to READ GOD'S WORD THE BIBLE. Seek out peace from the peace maker himself. Faith is surrendering control and not taking it back, accepting truth, having self control versus blame, then being at peace with the outcome. Faith doesn't happen on our time. That is the hardest part of Faith patience.
Remember to breathe, take one moment at a time enjoying all of it good or bad, and that Jesus loves you. If you know me you know I wouldn't tell you anything different.
James 1:3 NKJV
Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV
For we live by faith, not by sight.
Romans 15:13 NKJV
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 10:10 NKJV
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your m
outh that you profess your faith and are saved.
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