Stand Strong

Have you ever thought about just rolling over and forgetting everything?  Or letting go and not fighting for what you believe in?  Over the weekend I was faced with several challenges that tested me and I failed most of them, people got under my skin and I let them win.  I let them get the best of me and realized that they stole my joy.  I let them win, I let them get the best of me.  And for a short time I was steaming, I was so mad and then after talking about it with my wife, I realized that I just gave up precious moments that I can't get back.  I gave up those minutes, I let them take that from me.  Have you ever been in a situation where you were on the defense and people just kept pounding on you?  We went to church this weekend and the topic was about those coming against you and how you are supposed to respond.  Well I failed, but that is ok, we are human and we are going to fail.  But it is what you do with that situation that will define who you are.  For instance, I now know that when that happens again that I will simply walk away from the conversation and get some air.  The anger that I felt towards that situation is only going to make things worse and not better.  Many times we get caught up in the moment and we want so badly for that other person to feel the same way that we do, we want to put our hurt onto them so that we are even.  But in all actuality that does nothing to resolve anything.  It only drags us down in the end and makes us no better than the hurt that we faced. 

For today, stand strong in the face of the hurts you may come across.  Be as strong as you envision yourself.  When you were a kid did you ever picture yourself as a superhero?  Take that stand today and become strong.  Let the failures of the past stay in the past and learn to have the strength to move forward in life.  Too many times we focus on what has already happened, but we cannot go back in time and change that event and or that hurt we felt.  What we can do though is stand strong and learn from that past hurt and better ourselves for it.  Standing strong doesn't mean that you will never face another hurt, you will.  It is going to happened again, but having the strength to know how to deal with that situation will better you as a result.  Don't let people take from you what you cannot get back, don't give them the pleasure of stealing your joy and or happiness.  Be strong and move forward and know that your future is brighter than you can imagine.

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