Reality Check - Protection From Self

Food for Thought:

What do you do when you worked so hard to reach your goal, you enrolled in a  class to learn more about the craft, you minimized your social life, sacrificed sleep and even work hours, to get any closer to your goal and things don't go your way?  People always say you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it , but how true is that ?

These were the thoughts I wrestled with, just last week bc things weren't going my way. Never mind the fact that I started a blog entitled "Life's Purpose is Beyond One's Self " ... Shekinah was not having it ! I genuinely felt like I spent the past couple years carefully crafting this beautiful "cake". I delicately pulled it from the oven, placed it on a counter and smoothed icing all over it! I was so proud of MY creation. I went to God and said look, look what Ive done and He stuck his finger in the middle of the cake piercing the frosting and actual cake then swirled it all around. I was broken. I couldn't understand why my plans didint work out. I had done nothing wrong, my goal had no malicious intent ... Im a "good person" why isnt this working out ?

I was definitely tripping for a couple days. Then I was reminded of a prayer I prayed asking God to "close every door Im not meant to walk through " ... now why did I say that . He was serious and quick!

What comforted me was remembering that my life isnt mine.  I say all that to say, sometimes we ask God for things and He does it but it doesn't look like what we thought. Being chosen or accepting the purpose for your life can come at a cost. Sometimes it may seem unfair to us but really how unfair is it? I believe that God protects us from ourselves.Meaning every "no" , un-returned phone call, non promotion,  letters starting out with .. "thank you for your interest in ________ " and "I think we should see other people" was actually for our protection. What if it was God's way of guiding you on the right path?

"Remembering the Times You Could Have Quit but You Hit Continue"

The video below is called  "Instruction on a Bad Day" ... I thought it was GREAT and wanted to share. I love how its real! "Remembering the Times You Could Have  Quit but You Hit Continue" was a line in the video that I thought was so dynamic ... did I mention how much I enjoyed this video ... 
* I included quotes below from the video  

I don't know about you but when life is uncomfortable I don't want to hear WHACK cliches, half of a scripture, social media self-proclaimed life coaches posting things for "likes" ...  I need something REAL! I want to hear how you made it, I want to hear something with substance, adding to my life.

"If today is as bad as it gets understand that tomorrow, today is over"

I first saw the video on www.upworthy.com (I'm not affiliated with them in any way just giving kudos where its due) and I really like it mainly because it s about something .. investing in people! Don't get me wrong "ratchet" tv, fun times, and sporting all have their time but I believe there's more to this thing called life with a greater meaning. I'm so over the "social media life" where people post only the best, telling half the story, and nothing seems genuine ...motivation seems to be the acceptance of others. We are REAL people, going through REAL life situations, in need of REAL solutions. 

"Life is going to come at you with hard times and tough choices , your voice is your weapon" 

The same way that I seek encouragement from various sources I want to be a source as well, I feel its my duty. That's why I appreciate the site so much ... it uses Social Media and all kinds of technology to bring important issues to light and brighten someone's day. 

"Scrape away every dark cloud trying to blind us from the truth... truth that whether we see it or not, the sun and moon are there, ALWAYS" 

Thanks for reading, have a great day!