We face
some adversity and the first thing we say to ourselves is ……. Why Me? Well, let
me tell you something that you need to hear. First, do you say why me when
things are going your way? I highly doubt it. In a very interesting way we are specifically
chosen for each battle and it’s never one that we can’t overcome. We are taken
for a ride where we may even be stripped of everything that we have, getting
all the way to our very low. That happens because GOD requires your undivided
attention and wants you to have no distractions as he converses to you through
the experience. He knows that he must shake your entire world up to get your
attention, taking away even some of the essentials that you need but will never
leave you with nothing. In the end, you will thank him for being sacrificed and
used as an example that will help others as you thicken your testimony and
champion your feat. This process has nothing to do with karma but purpose. It’s
very important to recognize that we must be refined in order to realize both our
plight and purpose. Personally, it had taken me some time to accept that some
of the things that had been thrown at me were divinely orchestrated just for me
to attain the hard lesson.
Days and
nights, I would sit and wallow in my reality and ask that same question because
my circumstances seemed unfair and unjust. It wasn’t until I begin to face and
accept the choices and decisions that I made that I begin to see the reason
behind it all. We refuse to be accountable and responsible for our today and
tomorrow based on what we did yesterday and for every action there is a
reaction. We can’t get somewhere without going through something in the form of
humility to reach the destination. That somewhere is a significant piece of our
ultimate purpose. Do you really think that anything that’s worth having and
honoring will come without some form of turbulence? Most of us want everything
to come our way without any bumps in the road, smooth sailing where we just
ride off into the sunset. It’s not until
life intervenes and forces us to appreciate our simplest blessings that we get
it. Once we have gotten through it all I can assure you it will feel like we
never went through it. I know that many of you may be enduring something that
has you wanting to give up but I implore that you continue to push in order to
get through it. Remember, all you need is a teardrop of faith to get through
anything. The impossible is always a step away from being possible!