Today I got the privilege to listen to one of my favorite pastors that many of you have probably heard of. Pastor Wayne Cordeiro is an inspiration and role model to people around the globe. Today his message touched a few things that I've really thought about since. Often times we see a problem as this scary horrible thing in which we will do anything to avoid. Lets be honest, none of us like things getting in the way of our plans or the "fairy tale" life we want to live. When we see a problem arise we typically try to avoid it completely or get mad etc. Think about this though, how does a miracle happen? What causes a miracle to occur? If you haven't caught on already then I'll tell you. Problems are the cause of miracles! God uses our problems to get our attention sometimes, he uses them to remind us hes in control and that we need to be patient and obey. So many cancer cases have been miraculously cured, if there weren't the problem of cancer then there would be no need for a miracle. When your about to lose your job and surprisingly another opportunity arises, that's a miracle. If it weren't for the loss of the first job there would be once again no need for a miracle. Often times however we can be in the midst of a miracle and not even realize it. Miracles happen in the simplest of every day things and they also happen over time. Here's the kicker, sometimes God works alone and handles the miracle himself, but other times he needs us to follow and obey. Everything God does is in our best interest but sometimes we argue when he asks us to do something or we make up excuse. How many miracles have we lost out on due to being argumentative and disobedient. When we make the choice to follow Christ we cant be argumentative, we need to be willing, and we cant be disobedient but instead we need to learn to obey. I realized today a miracle that God is working on in my life, what could he be working on in yours? Don't miss out on Gods miracles in life due to disobedience, strive to listen to the one who has planned our lives from day one and knows us inside and out. Miracles are all around us all the time, its simply our choice to accept them or not. Take some time to think about this, you may be surprised what the Lord reveals to you like he has to me. :)
I feel there is something not talked about enough, everyone knows the feeling of failure. We all make mistakes, comes with being human, we all cope with that. How though do we cope when unplanned mistakes take place, I know your wondering what on earth I mean by this, most mistakes are unplanned… I am referring to the mistakes, the trials that occur even when the “rules” are followed, those that incur even when perhaps we have done everything right that is within in our power. This takes a different type of coping, paired with an even greater understanding and matched with yet a greater perspective. In order to cope and heal from these unplanned mistakes we need to evaluate what was within our control and what was genuinely not. Often times when things go wrong we immediately blame and criticize ourselves because let’s be real, that is much easier than accepting the unknown and accepting the true lack of control we had over the situation. It is facing this fact though that allows for
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