Friday August 16
"I'm off and
running, and I'm not turning
back.” Php 3:14 TM
Getting
"Unstuck”! (2)
Though you’ve settled the issues of forgiveness and faith,
getting unstuck involves two more challenges. You will need to learn: (1)
Flexibility. When your faith runs into obstacles, your flexibility keeps
you in the race. You need the ability to "roll with the punches,” to bend
without breaking. Don’t marry your methods! Be willing to make a mid-course
correction when it’s needed. Flexibility, however, isn’t ambivalence or
wishy-washiness. Flexibility is: (a) An attitude of determination to adjust to
life’s challenges and stay on course; to trust God for wisdom; to fine-tune
your responses to changing circumstances. (b) A commitment to take action. A
positive mind-set alone won’t get you unstuck. You’ll have to "do
something!” Remember, big doors swing on little hinges; taking small steps of
faith will move you forward! (2) Firmness: resolve not to quit.
You’ll encounter problems that leave you no option but to stand still, like the
Israelites between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army. In the tightest
of spots, they received this five-fold counsel: (a) Don’t give in to fear.
Don’t let it decide your response. (b) Stand still. Stop your irrational,
emotion-driven behaviors. (c) Quit talking. Don’t talk yourself into defeat.
(d) Look for God’s way forward. Expect Him to take action that will get you
unstuck. (e) Be ready to move forward when He opens the way. These are simple
but powerful steps you can take when you don’t know what to do. And what about
when you blow it? Acknowledge it. Relabel it as "Valuable lessons
learned,” and put it in your "What not to do next time” file!
Taken from the Word for You Today devotional
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