Taking my own advice
This past week I’ve realised I need to take my own advice. Speaking to my sister the other day, talking about how hard life can be I urged her to be strong, to look forward and never give up. God is on your side, he tells us “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33.
Having peace is not the absence of troubles and trials but being able to have the certainty that throughout this Jesus walks with us. He is our HOPE.
I want to be able to say that the next time any trial comes I can certainly say that I trusted in him and I experienced his peace. This past week I didn’t do that but I am praying and relying on God that next time I will. I want to grow up! I have to LEARN from this not to repeat the same thing over and over. Thanks to his grace I can and he will always be there but I don’t want to be so self consumed that I can only think about myself and my problems.
My sister is 12 years old and she is learning this. I am 25 and still learning it. It doesn’t stop but by the time she’s my age I certainly hope she is stronger and can be confident that she can trust God no matter what. For me, in another 12 years I want to look back and see that I’ve matured, that I didn’t stay the same. I don’t want to cry and feel sorry for myself instead of running straight to God.
I am starting a new phase in my life in a new place with new people and new everything. I kept thinking only Bruno is the same, he’s the only one that I have. oh poor me! Not!!. God is with me and I should be expecting new and exciting things. And what’s more if this is where God wants me then I am HAPPY here. I am where I am meant to be and I’m going to make the most of it. I can either think of all the hard things and things I’m missing out on or all all the good things I have that are yet to come. I think I’ll pick the latter.
I know that sometimes I can live in the future, thinking what will happen worrying about this and that but I’ve also been trying to live in the past, it’ hard to let go but the only way to live is in the present.
It’s all a matter of perspective. So I decided I am going to take my own advice.
