Begin Again

Praise JESUS CHRIST!

Have you ever had that feeling in life that dire circumstances won't change?  Have you ever felt stagnant in the pursuing of your goals and dreams?  Have you confidently began the proper coarse of action in terms of accomplishing a task, only to feel as if you've not achieved significant progress?  Have you ever stopped doing the things you know are right and profitable because you have not 'felt like' pushing yourself onward to your accomplishments?  Well, if you've answered any of these questions with a resounding 'yes', I have GREAT NEWS for you!

It's never too late to BEGIN AGAIN!  You may have started up the mountain of a challenge in your life with the mobility of confidence.  Each step taken towards success has encouraged you and lifted you further than you've ever dreamed.  You see the top of the mountain in your sites only to  be bombarded by an avalanche of unstable rocks drifting your way.  What seemingly once became routine has now become a tough pill to swallow.  You know you must move on toward your goal, but now you don't feel up to it.  Days have gone by and you've said you'd make the most of the next day, only to retire for the night in despair and anguish because you did not accomplish what you set out to do that particular day.  Fortunately, this is not the end of your attainment of a desire.  Remember, all you have to do is BEGIN AGAIN!

Beginning again is not always easy.  There will be times when you wonder if the risk of being uncomfortable for a season is worth the reward of accomplishing your dream.  Logically, you know the reward of fulfillment in life far exceeds any pain along the path of achievement, however all you can see at the present moment is the rough terrain ahead, and you become unsure if the goal will ever be realized.  Well, my friend although it may not necessarily be easy to start over in any arena of life, it is not as difficult as you may think.

To begin again takes one thing, DECISION!  It takes a decision to begin a task, as well as to complete it.  You must make a decision to not look at what you haven't done, and focus your energy and attention toward what you are going to do to accomplish your desire, starting with today!  We need not be concerned with what didn't happen yesterday.  All we can control, with the Grace of God, is what we make happen today!  Today is the most important day of your life.  What you accomplish today will prepare a better future for you, enabling your tomorrows to be far more rewarding than your yesterdays.

The easiest way to Begin Again and return to the race set before you, is to review your goals.  Look at what you pray to accomplish, and set aside small goals (or tasks) that you will do everyday to achieve the goal.  Today you may not 'feel like' jogging for an half an hour, well jog for 15 minutes.  Do something to get your mind, body, and spirit back into the ebb and flow of accomplishing your goal.  It also helps to not look at how far you have to go.  I'm learning how to walk again after nearly nine years of being challenged in my mobility.  After two spinal cord surgeries and countless physical therapy sessions, I have a set regime of walking I'm required to do daily to increase the strength in my gait.  I have to do 10 laps up and down my living room, dining hall, and kitchen.  Sometimes the first lap is very difficult, and I have a tendency to say, 'Wow, I've got nine more to go'!  I've learned to just take one lap at a time, and before I know it, I'm going into my tenth lap.  This helps me to focus on the task at hand, or the present, instead of letting my mental become overwhelmed by what potentially lies before me.

It is extremely important to see the Light at the end of the tunnel.  See yourself happy, whole, and in full attainment of your goal, dream, or desire.  You've come a long way, and you will make it to the desired destination if you remain steadfast, immovable, and always abounding in the Work of The Lord.  God wants your Light to shine in order that people will not only see your good works, and glorify Him, but also in order that they realize there's hope in their own lives if they just place their trust in Him.  Remember, if you've proverbially 'fallen off the wagon' on the road to any endeavor, you CAN and WILL get back up!  Keep looking up my friend.  Your Redemption draweth nigh, and your sacrifice will be rewarded!  Be Blessed!

(c) 2011 Writings With The Finger of God

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