God
created Paradise for us to dwell in forever; however, Adam and Eve listened to
Satan's lies and reaped suffering, death and destruction for all of mankind
throughout the ages.
Ever
since that time, people try to control life's hardships in one way or another.
The issue with this is that we cannot control reality. We can avoid certain
trials only by walking by the direction of God's Holy Spirit.
We
can also avoid some suffering by taking a searching inventory of our emotions
throughout the day and taking all negative emotions to God in prayer for Him to
help us to find a resolution for the problems, to sanctify our attitude and to maintain our inner peace.
We
can also follow the wisdom of the Serenity Prayer and learn to flow with
reality and submit to God when there is nothing He leads us to do in order to
correct the situation.
We
step out of the prison of our negative circumstances when we learn to praise
God for them, in them and through them. We follow James' example and count them
as opportunities to trust God with joy in our heart (James 1:2-18).
We
check on our perspective on any incident in our past that is coloring our
response to the current situation. We can change our focus about the situation
and replace our negative thoughts and emotions with positive ones that are
centered on God's Truth (Philippians 4:8).
Prayer:
Father
God, help us to look at life from Your outlook, from a spiritual perspective
rather than an earthly or carnal one. If we live in denial of a situation, or
argue with others involved in the situation, or blame You for what life throws
at us, we spin our wheels and lose the battle every time.
If,
however, we listen to Your Holy Spirit and accept each incident with joy in our
heart and faith in Your faithfulness, we avoid unnecessary pain and suffering
in our body, soul and spirit. Help us not to inwardly or outwardly complain
about one another's idiosyncrasies, habits and peculiarities; but to accept one
another in love as Your unique creation.
Thought
for the Day:
As
we totally trust in and submit to God through all of our circumstances, He
helps us to sustain His peace in our heart and to maintain equilibrium in our
thoughts, emotions, words and actions.
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