Over the past week or so I’ve encountered several events in my life that point back to the same theme. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for quite a while … And, although it might be easy to think about and even write, I, too, struggle with what I am about to tell you:
Life is like a box of chocolates: You NEVER know what you are gonna get. (OK, many thanks to my mentor, Forrest Gump, for that line.) Life is FILLED with good and bad. Situations for which you are thankful, and situations you’d rather not experience. You will prosper … you will make mistakes … life is LIFE. None of us is perfect and we will all ride the roller coaster up and down.
You (and I) CANNOT CONTROL other people. You cannot control when others are rude, mean, greedy, crooked, selfish, hateful, this list can go on and on … The bottom line is, you cannot control how others treat you.
You CANNOT CONTROL the situations you face in life. Many of these are the imperfections ALL of us face and we ALL must struggle through them. Disease, financial ruin, accidents … they ALL happen.
There are SO MANY THINGS in life you CANNOT CONTROL that I will stop here. I think you get the picture. But there is ONE THING you CAN CONTROL: HOW YOU RESPOND TO THEM. YOU can control YOUR attitude. And YES, your level of happiness in life is directly related to HOW YOU RESPOND to these things.
And the BEST RESPONSE??? TRUST IT ALL TO GOD!! Share your life with God the Father. Allow Christ to carry you in the valleys. Allow the Holy Spirit to empower you and pull you through!!!! He has walked through the TOUGHEST that life has to offer … and He will walk WITH YOU through the same!!!
Proverbs 3:5-6 (The Message) Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He’s the one who will keep you on track.
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The Random Thinker 
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