Something that I have been looking into recently are the trials in life. Whether it be with struggling with temptations, or just sin in general. Be it some traumatic situation came up, the thing that I have been noticing recently isn't what happened, or why it's happening, I've been noticing the way people respond to them.
How you respond to a bad situation says a lot about you in your character, but it also shows where your love really is. Where your heart is. Because, normally, when you start to have a trial, the first thing you go to, normally is where your heart truly lies. For me, I used to just run to my friends. Luckily enough, when I was just starting my walk with Christ, these were also the friends that would point me to Christ, because they knew that I needed to have a good foundation in Him before I could do anything. No matter how many times they did this, it would always happen that I would go back to them for help. I seemed to have a problem with remembering to look to the Lord first. This would not go away for over 2 years. In fact, the first time I actually ran to the Lord first for something that was on my heart, was at Work Crew. Something about knowing that the friends that I normally told everything not being there for me, and not really knowing yet, who I trusted enough on Work Crew just gave me the sense of, well, it's just me and the Lord. Recently, I have not had any trouble with continuing this. Granted my only trial so far, since I have been home has been like, not having a truck, so I can't go to my own house all the time. That's the biggest one. The thing is, I still went to the Lord before anyone else.
There is something else that has been resting on my heart, but it's more of a blessing than anything else. The fact that He has blessed me with this amazing person, that always helps me remember that I need to look to Him before anything, and my life will change completely. She has completely changed my mindset, and it's all because of the way I feel about her. The Lord put her in my life at this very moment for that very reason. I'm almost certain of it. To help me be reminded that I need to look to Him before anything or anyone else. In the good times, and the bad times. There is nothing better in the world, and there is nothing I would rather have. It's one of the best blessings that I could have asked for! Just knowing that I am wanted to study the Word, and knowing that I need to, and having someone indirectly reminding me that I need Him in each and every day just makes me so joyful.
Now on to the real topic.
The biggest reason I say I have noticed how people respond to trials is because they always look for ways out, or around something. The mindset that if they don't have to deal with it, or if they leave it alone, it will go away, has infected the entire world. The problem that I have found with this is that people who do this, always tend to go to other things in life to deal with the problems. They never really get around to dealing with the problem, and then they create a whole new set of problems for themselves to have to deal with. Something that I have been wrestling with is this mindset in my head. I have had a hard time dealing with some situations in my life, and I don't know how to deal with it. The biggest reason that I need to deal with it, is it could really help my life, both now, and in the future. If you know me, you know that I always want a job. I want to make my own money, so that way I don't have to ask for it. The problem with this is, I never really looked. This was me leaving a hard situation alone, and hoping a magical answer would come down. "Silly TJ, it doesn't work that way!" is what I have heard God telling me recently. He has really shown me that the only way to get through my trials, is to go barging through them. I just read a chapter in the book, "Love Does" by Bob Goff, that talked about how Bob got into law school. I thought it was awesome. The chapter starts with "I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors. I now know that sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down" Basically, going through our problems, or making our own opportunities. This isn't the easy way to do things, and the other book that I just got done reading which is "Do Hard Things" by Alex and Brett Harris talked about stepping out of our comfort zones and making things happen. Basically, it's time to man up, and kick down that door! Bob sat outside the dean's office for like 10 days or something like that before the dean finally let him go to that school. Bob wasn't taking no for an answer. I pray that this would become something that I get infected with. Something I am so passionate about doing, that nothing, and that means NOTHING will stop me from getting it. I guess that's what I'm doing now haha. Different situation though.
I wanna just use this as an encouragement to those who are struggling with hard times, or trying to get somewhere, but have come to a roadblock. If you are struggling, go at it with full force. Nothing can stop you if you go at it. Especially if you're going at it with the Lord, because He is greater than any problem you could encounter. Don't let whatever bad situation you're in stop you from living your life. Find a solution, and go through with it. It won't be easy, but trust me, it's worth it. You will grow a lot through doing so, and it will help better equip you for when it happens again. For those who are like me, and have a road block in something. Take it one step at a time if you need to, but you also need to go at it with everything you have. If you're like me, and something is just out of your reach, keep jumping for it. Look to the Lord, and He will help you, even if by helping you, you realize that you didn't really want what you thought you wanted. I promise you, He will show you what to do. Sometimes, you just gotta take a leap of faith, and just do it. I'm planning on doing something with it soon.
I promise you, that if you leave a situation alone, like trying to find a job, or trying to do some other thing that you want to do, but you have a roadblock, that it will only get worse. You won't solve the problem you have now, and other ones will just come up in the future. I tell you, you need to act as soon as you can, because if not, it's never gonna happen. You need to swallow your fear, pride, or whatever else, and just go at things. It takes 1 step, and next thing you know, you're taking off.
I also tell you, that if you do go at a hard situation, don't be discouraged. I tell you, you have to MAKE something happen. If
you need to, use whatever means necessary to get what you're after (as
long as it's legal). Sometimes you need to just grab it. Take it by
storm.I promise you you won't be as let down as you think. If you're going at it with the Lord, He will either help you get it, or will help you away from it, giving you something better.
I promise, it's worth it.
Have a good night
I love you
TJ
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