Words to live by:

"With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible." Matthew 19:26

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

For Myself...

We travel through each day in a whirlwind of emotions:
things make us smile,
they make us cry,
some things make us remember days in the past,
then there are those times that make us just,
mad.


We are human and we all have emotions.
We display them in different ways...some ways are good,
and then, some just...
aren't
We must think before we act...we must pray before we act...
we must be careful...
for every action comes with a consequence.


I do know one thing for sure...
If we take a minute, rest, count, close our eyes, sit back...
we almost always make a more rational deicision than acting on first impulse.


I do believe that maybe certain decisions are put in our paths in order to test our faith, our resistance, our ability to stay in God's path.
He's always watching us...he loves us...he's not hovering, ready to pounce...
He's our teacher...our Father...He really wants the very best for us...
He simply wants to see how we react...
maybe for future endeavors.


I know something else...
Most always if we use careful judgement and think about the outcome of our actions, we most always come out ahead...and can be proud of ourselves instead of a life of regret.
I shouldn't have...
I should have...
Why did I...
If only...
These words can be haunting.
Sometimes for a lifetime.
And sometimes...,
if we weigh out the total situation...it might not even seem as bad as we first think.
Over-reation...
can be very hazardous.


Hold your tongue...
(You can't put toothpaste back into the tube once you sqeeze it out)
Think about not only YOUR own feelings and emotions...think about the other people involved...look at both sides---


Look at both sides...
truthfully..without jealousy, pride or envy.
("I'm not looking at their side!!! THey are the one that's wrong!!!")And believe it or not...
sometimes it's simply best to walk away...
to forget self-satisfaction...
to forget the "I'm gonna prove a point"syndrome...( I mean, who are you proving it to? Yourself? Because thats really the only person that cares...)to just be the bigger person,
and LET IT GO.


I've seen entire families torn apart for years, and sometimes even forever, until death...
and nobody can tell you what started the problem in the first place...
tragic.
A waste...
What if God didn't forgive us? And arent we supposed to be like Him...


Look at the BIG scheme of things...
Is it worth it?
We're really on this Earth for but a short while...
let it pass.
Smile...
even when it hurts.
And pray...
when nothing else works...
HE WORKS...


There I said it...
if not for anyone,
but myself.


These are my thoughts,
Dara


There goes that pride thing again...

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