An Ephiphany of Life

When you realize that life is more than one second, one minute, one hour of one day then you can accept that this place that you are in be it chronologically, mentally, or emotionally won't last forever. You also realize that you have to make deliberate movements towards the next point in the journey. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball i.e. lost job, sick relative, death in the family, or an ugly turn in an otherwise wonderful relationship. These things are not always easy to rebound from but are not the end to your life by any stretch of the imagination. Its hardly enough to say that one's life is over due to the set back. I know for a fact that things are gonna get intense as I get closer to reaching my goals. As I attain to press towards the mark which is the high calling of Jesus Christ, I will have things that happen to me. There will be people in my life that I thought loved me that I will find won't be with me. There will be issues along the way but that doesn't mean I stop, or quit, or give up. That just means I keep going forward. No matter how hard it gets I have to keep moving. If I give up then I want to lose everything I have worked so hard for and if I quit I waste all my time and the time that God invested in me. Hopefully, I can heal from my most recent setbacks sooner rather than later. I don't want to carry my hurt, pain or disappointment into the next stage. I want to go in without having to be worried in the back of my mind. I don't want to have to be afraid because fear paralyzes indefinitely. I will move on. Although they left me, I will not stop. Even though they hurt me I won't punish other people because of it. God is the one in control. This won't make me bitter. I refuse to let the devil win! Thank you Lord for victory, in Jesus name. Amen...

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