Honestly, I haven’t been sleeping well this week. And I don’t know why. But that is another conversation for another day. Two nights ago, I woke up around three with a BRILLIANT thought on my mind. And, I mean, I recognized the “brilliance” of it so much that I almost grabbed my iPhone to post it on Twitter or Facebook so I would have a record of it.
The key word in that last sentence is ALMOST…..
Since then I have racked my brain trying to remember it, exactly how it phrased itself in my mind. I can’t remember the exact words, but it revolves around the truth that EACH OF US is responsible for our level of satisfaction and happiness in life. Modern society makes it too easy to blame others for our circumstances or our failures. Granted, no one will ever succeed in every endeavor. We will all fail and we will all fall short at times. There will also be moments in our lives where we have absolutely no control of the circumstances around us. And herein lies a worthy truth: We cannot control the world around us, but we CAN control how we respond to it. And we can control WHERE we place our faith for navigation! Think about that.
It is way too easy to blame someone else when the going gets rough or the going never gets off of the ground. Blaming someone else or finding an excuse alleviates our feeling of responsibility and allows us to escape “adulting.” Too many people fall into that trap.
YOU are able to control how you respond to everything you face. The wise man and woman will “trust in the Lord with all (of their) heart” and He will guide you through even the toughest paths. Place your faith in Jesus Christ and just WATCH how God will work through it all!!!
The Random Thinker 
Leave a Reply