As I sit at my girlfriends house waiting for her to get out of work I think back over my life. A life, to say the least, was a stressful and crazy one. Most of you who read this know my story. A lot of you have walked thru the hard times with me, others yet you did not… Could not…
My life was filled with failure, depression, perversion and many things that would forever change my life. From being in a group home for 9 years to being abused many times over. At times i would think I would always be the same person, the mess up, the pervert, the failure… the one who just got by and watched as the parade of life went by.
I think now and can easily see how people can let the circumstances of their lives dictate where there lives take them. Without thinking one can lead a life of destruction and despair, just because that is the way it has always been for them.
I recently saw a person riding their bike down the street, just by looking, you can see they were worn from life. That this person has faced many trials or had faced many disadvantages. Things I may not understand. This person had let their circumstances dictate where they has gone with their life.
It hurt.
It hurt to see someone who was most likely not going to go very much further in life. Someone who would be stuck in a poverty mindset, stuck in a life that just basically sucks. Could that person be me? Twenty years ago did that person think they would be where they are today? Do you think you will be alone, sad, and lost in 20 years?
Life is not easy. Even today I face things that sometimes feel overwhelming. The lust of the world, the general feeling of failure I am surrounded with, the negative talk that is promoted from every media outlet. Negativity sometimes seems to reign supreme.
Everyday we have a decision. A decision to make a difference. A decision to be better than we were the day before. Have you fallen short in life? Did you mess up? Well I have advice for you that can forever change your life… You ready?
Do not let the circumstances of your life dictate where your life will go. Rather let the circumstances of your life motivate you to be someone great.
You hear it all the time, and people always try to speak encouragement into you. When you struggle people always say something like I am sorry, or I understand. Sometimes you feel as though they do not understand what you are going thru… this may be true… but who gives a rip!
I have faced many things, many bad things… but I look at my life today and I say thank you God. Thank you for a wonderful life, a wonderful girlfriend, a wonderful family. Marriage for me is not to far away and i think to God, wow, really me?
So take this with you today…
Was yesterday bad? Has the sin of the world overwhelmed you? has stress of family and friends made you feel like crap? Well… Look to God… Look to yourself… and take charge of your life. Be someone great. You can do it and you will do it. I did it.



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