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11 Steps to Help You

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Getting through the storms of Life

1. Worship music- find that song that speaks to your soul. Others may not understand the need to listen to the same song/music but it’s very helpful and sometimes what you need to get through the hard times.

2. Adopt a daily spiritual practice and stick to it matter what. It has been said that if you repeat the same routine for 30 days it becomes a habit.

3. Spend time w/ God daily. This is usually done through prayer. Even if it feels like God is not listening…do it anyway. He hears you.

4. Guard what goes in and what goes out. Watch your mouth. Watch who and what you listen to. The top 5 people in your life influence you the most.

5. Be willing to make changes. As you grow and evolve, you will notice things around you changing.

6. Learn and repeat The Serenity Prayer.

7. Be patient with yourself and trust the process. Remember, there are no mistakes in the universe. You are exactly where you need to be in life. You are not a victim.

8. Remove toxic people from your life or love them from a distance.

9. Do not isolate yourself. The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. He wants to isolate you and make you feel alone and that no one loves you. Challenge yourself to get up, get some fresh air, do whatever it takes. Force yourself to stay in reality. Fight the darkness!

10. Lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3: 5 – 6

11. Most importantly, remember God is bigger than man or any situation/circumstance we may face. He has a plan for all of us.

Validate Your Suffering

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Validate your Suffering

I read this phrase in a book once and it really stuck out to me. What if what we are going through has a purpose? What if we need to stop running away from our suffering and start living in the moment? Remember no matter what you may be going through there is always someone going through worse.

Think about 2 Corinthians 12: 9 – 10 which says, “

9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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So when we face trials of any kind we can be assured it’s for the glory of God. Yes the process is painful. We may even feel Hopeless. But, there is a way out. Jesus endured all that and more. So try to think positive and think of the lesson and God’s glory over the situation.