Trouble comes to every person. It is part of life. It depends on how we deal with it. Some of us have more of it than others.
Trouble comes to us in three main ways:
– Through our head (thoughts that we keep)
– Through our heart (attitudes we hold);
– Through our personal actions (what we do with our thoughts and attitudes).
Trouble is the furnace that makes us a success or failure.
Trouble will tell us and others whether we are a man or a mouse. It will bring out the worst or best in you.
Trouble becomes greater when we do not face it, or when we feed it with negative thoughts and actions.
Trouble comes in with the faces of anger, bitterness, revenge and arrogance. Trouble comes when we:
– Don’t listen
– Become rigid
– When we want it now, and will do anything to get it.
Trouble brings more trouble because we keep making the same mistakes and do not learn from them.
Trouble comes when we seek only comfort and pleasure for ourselves and when we are self-centered.
Trouble comes with jealousy and greed, and by seeking what belongs to someone else.
Trouble comes when you do not pick and develop your relationships with care and you let someone else define who you are.
Step back from it in your mind. Have you been just afraid, or overwhelmed? Be creative; think about new ways to handle your problem. Fear and lack of confidence can keep us in trouble.
Talk with someone who will listen to you. Just talking about it might bring you an answer.
Ask for help. If you don’t ask for it, you probably won’t get it; ask Jesus to give you the solution.
Be consistent: Keep doing what you know to do.
Be patient, because trouble took some time to get here, and it might take some time to leave.
Help someone else in their trouble so you are not paralyzed in yours. In helping others, you might find your own answer.
Faith brings results, fear brings us nothing. Know that someday this trouble will pass.
Find something good to think on as Philippians 4:8 tells us, because trouble lives and grows in negativity.
Your past is like a mean dog; it will jump up and bite you if you do not deal with it.
Be careful who you let speak into your life and choose a mentor or Pastor carefully, looking for a humble and loving person.
Dealing With Loved Ones
– When dealing with loved ones, give them time to see you have changed.
Be faithful in the little things you do and it will build trust.
Express affection and be humble and teachable when your loved ones draw closer to you or give you correction.
Forgive others for your own sake, not because they deserve it. Unforgiveness brings trouble and bondage.
Gather good memories into a treasure chest to help you deal with trouble when it comes.
Each day is the first day of the rest of your life. You will use it for many things:
– Good or evil.
– Building up or destroying yourself.
– Making friends or enemies.
– Giving love or being selfish.
– Making peace or causing trouble.
– Speaking truth or telling lies.
– Building a future or feeling sorry for yourself.
– Staying addicted or being sober.
– Holding on to anger or letting it go.
Let your past teach you, warn you, or help you. Jesus can help you make amends, face your mistakes and His mercy has kept you from much misfortune and calamity.
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