I started a tradition, back in 2015, to write a letter to my parents on Christmas. The very holiday both of them passed away, 10 years apart.
What started as a call of desperation to deal with onslaught of negativity in my life, became an annual treat when I get to appreciate how much I’m growing.
Each year I write the letter. Then, I re-read the previous ones to see how my view of life changed from year to year. What caught my attention this time around is how I advanced my views on the “suck” associated with walking by faith.
I used to view taking steps of faith as a painful investment. Where I have to let go of my old ways of life for God to show me the new way. I still believe that to be true.
In the short term, however, I am getting better at enjoying the daily struggle for the opportunity to focus on the eternal. I realized that while I am waiting, I get a tremendous amount of joy from acting counter to my circumstances. Instead of sucking it up, like I would in a tough work out, I take baby step of love by saying a prayer, doing a favor for somebody or just smiling … simply because it feels better.
The more I do that, the better I get in recognizing God’s presence. I realize that there is no reason to delay gratification until I accomplish my objective. For what could be better than finding God in everything? Especially the during the times of trial?
What is a great struggle for you? How can you use it to get closer to God?
Don’t know how to get started? We tend to be very good at solving problems with our minds. However, when our romantic relationships suffer, we don’t feel fulfilled at work, or don’t have quality friends … it typically has very little to do with logic. It’s driven by a locked up heart.
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