We all had dreams & goals at one time or another in each of our lives. No-one chooses to fail, it is not in our makeup. We want to succeed at everything we do. Hand in hand with our dreams & goals, is our hope. But one thing I found over the years was you have to have more than just something to hope for, I needed someone other than myself to hope in. For me His name is the name above all other names, Jesus!
Some of our dreams are totally illogical, you know like my becoming the next Johnny Bower, when I was a young hockey fan (back when the Leafs actually not only made the playoffs but won many a Stanley Cups.) You have to have exceptional natural abilities, dedication with the tenacity of a pit bull dog, the opportunity to do what you feel called to do & perfect timing for everything to come to pass.
Some dreams can be totally of God but always remember whatever we do as Christians is to glorify God, not self! When it is of God, His direction is totally upon your every step, not barring the trials & tribulations we all have faced & will face in our future. It also does not mean you will not have numerous opportunities to flat out give up, quit, say I have had enough, I can't handle it any more. When we hit a wall it doesn't mean it is over, in all likelihood it is just another change of direction, and keep on going.
I know personally my life has been a roller coaster ride of mammoth proportion. My parents saw all this potential, everybody agreed but when the hormones kicked in off I went. Eight years of hi-school (partying all the way) & you can probably guess the party didn't end there. It was to the point of my friends giving me the nickname "the carrot" because they expected me to become a vegetable. Another friend offered to pay my life insurance because he felt confident he could be collecting at any moment.
Sometimes you just never know what the future may hold. There is an old adage "if it's not broke don't fix it" but if life sucks it is time to make some changes. It's the same in all areas of life, work & play, marriage, you name it, it all works the same!
Are you seeing a picture in this. Maybe your life was not what you thought it could have been. Whether it was what most would call bad luck or flat out mistakes you made, LET IT GO & get on with making those necessary changes. And please, please, please stop blaming everyone else.
Don't fall into the plum syndrome (poor little unloved me.) A Rabbi wrote a book "Bad Stuff Happens to Good People," another old adage that applies to many lives, possibly yours.
Yes today is what it is, good, bad or ugly. Whether you believe it or not the ball is in your court Do not trust in another old adage "what will be, will be." If you are a Christian, get on your knees & pray. My suggestion would be to ask God for forgiveness for past sins, & pray for His direction from this day forward. Those past sins may even be as simple as unforgiveness, for holding a grudge (forgiveness is not optional) Matthew 6:14.15
I was an alcoholic, cross addicted to numerous drugs for over twenty five years, what was referred to as a main line addict & yet God in His sovereignty as a forgiving heavenly Father set me free & even called me as a minister. For thirteen years I had the privilege of preaching the gospel in Lindsay, Ontario. Today I still preach at a locally once a month, while in the summer time I travel from church to church doing the work of an evangelist. After three long years I have finally finished my autobiography "From Cross Addicted to Addicted to the Cross." Presently talking to a publisher while praying for the finances, but one thing is for sure GOD IS ABLE!
I am not bragging on me but on my Savior Jesus Christ. He saved me, delivered me, & gave me a purpose in life, sharing Him with others. God is not a respecter of persons, what He has done for me He can do for you. God has a plan for you & it is up to you to spend time with Him in prayer & reading His Word to find it out. Hold onto this thought, you & the Good Lord are in charge of what will be YOUR future, food for thought!
Ken Gorham a servant of the Lord .
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