HOW ARE WE NOW?

 

"How Are We Now"

 

All to often those around us would love to keep us in the box of our past to hold us back and keep us in the same cycles of pain and the agony of defeat we've been in with them for far too many years.

 

It is now and alway's will be up to us to move forward in spite of ourselves and other's who oppose your progress.

 

Let's take a look at our first true obstacle to progress called "fear," one of our greatest fears is "rejection" and there is no one who really enjoys' being rejected and ostricized and most people will do almost anything to avoid the pain of rejection and being on the outside looking in.

 

Another type of "fear" is "fear of the unknown", for some it's better to deal with the horror of the known than it is to deal with the uncertainty of the unknown, example: some women would rather stay with their abuser because they know they have a home to live in, he pay's the bill's and even buy's extravagent gifts when he abuses her or even takes her on luxurious trips and of course he buys her the most expensive clothes to cover up those bruises on her body from the seeing eye of the public.

 

So she stays' even when she is educated and very capable of taking care of herself although not in the style and comfort of having two incomes, "So she stay's" because of "fear" of the unknown.

 

"My People Perish for the Lack of Knowledge..."

 

When a person doesn't know their God will provide for them, open doors for them, send them help, give them divine favor, give them strength to rebuild, and loves them enough to fill those lonely night's and comfort them when they grieve over what the have lost "along the way"

they chose to "Stay" where they are rather than face the unknown.

 

And then there is the "fear" of failure, because they have never known or been shown the marvelous Grace & Mercy that God has for His children through an earthly parent, teacher, friend, acquaintance, school mates, employer's, husband, wife, child or family member.

 

Failure was always' met with harsh punishment and judgement meeted out in full measure and the punishment and judgement produced "Shame" and took away their "Confidence" in themselves, so they ceased to try for "fear" of punishment and judgement from those around them,

"So they stay" in their safe circle of defeat with their partner's in crime, you say what crime? The crime of "Faithlessness, fear and shame" along with those that are in the very same condition for

 

"Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God"

 

It seems as though Everything in this life that happens to us and affects us negatively is all about one end and one purpose, to destroy our Faith, Hope and Love in God to give us good things and to give us new life.

 

You see it takes "Faith" to move forward on a bridge stretched out over miles of water dashing against the craggy rocks below and the only thing you have to hold onto are the ropes or rails on either side of you, and even as you take those needed steps to get to the other side as you look down you can see certain injury or death lurking in the water's below the bridge.

 

"It Takes Faith"

 

To move forward into your life's destiny and it takes determination to take back your "Faith, Hope, Love and Confidence" after life problems have taken them from you. BUT

 

"Nothing is Impossible with God"

 

Moving out of the circle and cycle of defeat only takes one step at a time to escape into a world of possibilities that your Heavenly Father has prepared for you and no other person has the last say on earth but you and God and Only God has the the last say in the heavenly realm concerning your life.

 

"It's all up to you"

 

Your first step may be to change your phone numbers thereby cutting off the voices of negativity and temptation, the second step may be to change locations and start completely over but no matter what your "Steps" are you need to take the "First Step" to set Change in motion.

 

"S E L A H"

 

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