Do you ever feel that you seem to be working hard, but not reaching the goal you are striving for? Do you ever think that God is not answering your prayers? When we bring our concerns to the level of praying for them, which is helpful by the way, we may not be thinking that what we are hoping and praying for is not good for us.

I think that it is normal to believe that we know what is best for us. We seem to believe that we know what we can handle and the best way for us to handle a situation. The problem is that life is not predictable. When we are given challenges in life, we have to work through them, whether we want to or not. Working through a difficult time tells us a lot about ourselves. It also tells us a great deal about what we need to do to develop our skills to manage things better.

Whether it is an illness, a divorce, the death of a loved one or some other type of challenge, what we need to remember is that we do not need to “settle” for the final outcome. We are the ones that decide what the end result is. Sometimes the end result is not what we want, but what we have to accept and move on to the next best thing.

Don’t allow yourself to get stuck into believing that you “got what you deserved,” unless you were promoting a negative response, needed to be the better person, and you were not who you needed to be. Even if a situation turned out badly and you were to blame in part or fully, it is still a learning experience that you can grow from. Learn from each experience.  “Now let’s get going!” xo Sally