The Only Disability is a Bad Attitude

The only disability in life is a bad attitude, let it be known. Lately, I've seen a lot of these bad attitudes, and yet people can't seem to see what I see. How is it possible that no one understands this? How is it possible that people can live in the dark, and not help others?

I also know that if you don't see God in all, you won't see God at all. Yes, that's true too. However, if we choose NOT to see him, it's a disability for sure, meaning that we have chosen to blind ourselves. So, why is it that we choose a road that seems so easy at the first, but yet we know ends in destruction?

Life is all about choices, and each day that we awaken, we MUST decide. As hard as it is, we have to decide, and as adults when we have children and we are responsible for these young lives and minds, we are required to take the high road and walk a bit more.

The only disability is a bad attitude.

The Only Disability is Choosing to NOT Have a Vision

It has been said that "where there is no vision, the people perish". I think that's true, how about you? While many of us have a vision of what we want for our business and our lives, we need to have a greater vision for it. 

In reality, that quote came out of the Word of God, and while others may deny it, it's true. God has taught us the value of vision, and if don't heed to that, we will miss out on the best God has to offer us. Why would we want to do that and risk it all? 

The only disability is choosing NOT to see what God has for us, don't you agree? I mean, in reality, we could see so many things, but without God, there is no beauty, with no clear path. Make sense? We can't really go it alone in life, and that is why God tells us to call out to Him, and to seek Him. 

Not only that, but this is why he calls us to fellowship with one another in an attempt to encourage each other and lift each other up when things get rough. Remember the story of Moses and Aaron? This is a perfect story! 

The Only Disability Moses Had Was Lack of Faith 

Remember when God told Moses to go and approach the Pharoah and ask him to let the people go? Moses was mortified because he was so sure that he wouldn't be able to speak well enough to get the Pharoah to say yes! 

The Lord was angry with Moses, no doubt, and as it turns out, even God knew that Moses' brother was a good speaker. Ah, Moses had a way out, but it still didn't please God that Moses didn't feel that he could do the job with God's help. 

Aaron was right there for Moses, all along. He would have been there whether or not Moses thought he could do it, but Moses was so reluctant, and what cost? His lack of faith! 

Sometimes, the only disability is lack of faith. Wouldn't you agree? Don't let Satan have a foothold in your life, instead, turn to God every time without reservation and let God have his way. Don't let life get the best of you or anyone else for that matter. 

Live courageously! The only disability is NOT doing so! 

Emotional Pain and How to Heal it

Emotional pain is one of the worst types of pain we can have. There is no doubt that each of us have experienced our very own dose of emotional pain, but we also know that we have some good ways of dealing with it, and some not so healthy ways of dealing with it.

Drinking, drugs, smoking, eating, and other addictions can often lead to a life much worse than the one we thought we already had. Can you think about a time when you have done something to cover up your pain, and it wasn't a healthy way of doing so?

There are tons of ways to deal with our emotional pain in a healthy way, and I want to share with you what they are. There is a way to overcome all things, and of course with God all things are possible. Let me tell you a story.

Facing Emotional Pain Head On

To help you understand how you can deal with the tough stuff in life, I want to share a story with you that should resonate with almost anyone. 

Seven years ago, a friend of mine went through a tragic event in her life, and at the time, she just wasn't sure how she would ever see the good in it, or deal with it head on to help her live her life. She had been violated sexually, and naturally, this is one of the hardest things to overcome. 

It's so personal and so private, but during the healing time, she ended up drinking and using drugs to help her eliminate the pain from her life. The emotional pain from being sexually assaulted is something that even psychologists will tell you is very difficult to overcome without intense counseling and therapy. 

She avoided getting professional help, because she didn't want to be labeled as someone that had something wrong with her, because she was the one assaulted and not the other way around. What she didn't understand at the time was that yes, she was right! 

She was the victim, however, what she would learn later is that she didn't have to be in that state of mind, or be a victim for the rest of her life. She discovered that "being the victim", left her in a captive state, and without freedom to live her life. 

What allowed her to exit from the cage of pain? It was forgiveness! 

Forgiveness is the Key to Releasing Emotional Pain 

While some of you may feel this is a completely inaccurate way of healing emotional pain, I can assure you that the ultimate in doing so is forgiveness. It doesn't make what the offender did okay, by any means, but it does release you to heal. 

This also doesn't mean that you have to talk to them or be friends with them. Forgiveness is all about letting go, and detaching what they did from the idea that they did this to you because you have no value. 

I can prove this in a few ways:

1. Those that have been sexually assaulted have low self worth
2. Those that take their life tend to love others and reach out to them more than they do for themselves 

This is a sure sign that these individuals seem to believe that they have no significant value in life, and they feel as though they don't fit in anywhere. This is a lie! You are valuable, and you do matter! In fact, studies show that when kids are raised with this outlook in life, they grow up with less emotional strain and they are ultimately more successful. 

Forgiveness is NEVER easy, but it takes courage. The easier path in life is to be angry and stay that way, but that life won't bear any fruit. If you are experiencing emotional pain, seek help from someone that can provide you with sound and Godly counsel, and live courageously! 

The Courage to Go On No Matter What

Have you ever had to find the courage to go on when something difficult happened to you in your life? It could have been a parent that you lost, a child, or maybe even your spouse.

These things are MOST difficult, and not to mention that it's hard now to face job loss, foreclosure, and loss of insurance
benefits.

When these things happen, what do you do? Do you go on alone, look for reasons not to go on, or do you try to find ways to cope through drug use, alcohol, maybe even gambling? Truly, there is only one way to make it  in life, and that is through power of prayer.

There is no doubt that courage can feel so far away at times, but it's always well within reach if you look. You can easily find everything that you need right within you. Let me share with you a story.

The Courage to Go On and Finding Life Precious 

A dear friend of mine, and someone that I dated in college had moved away to New York City upon his graduation from our college, and was uncertain of where he was living as he rented a place sight unseen, and he didn't really know anyone there.

He had taken a job with a highly regarded company, and he was thrilled, but he was going to be so far from his family, and with everyone long distance, he just felt so unsure of himself, maybe as if he should just decline the position, and stay where things were comfortable.

He ended up having a long talk with his dad who told him that only a few things in life are for sure:

1. God
2. God's love for us
3. God is always with us, no matter where go 

While he understood that his dad was right on all accounts, it didn't make him feel any better. He moved, started his job, and everything was coming together nicely. He had even found a church where he began to make friends and life just seemed to set sail. 

Then, one day as he was walking home from his office, and enjoying his walk just after dark, he was attacked by a group of guys that beat him and robbed him. He was beaten so severely, that he was beyond recognition. He didn't know these guys and couldn't identify them in a line up, so he was grasping for straws. 

His worst fears had come true. He moved to an uncertain place, with uncertain terms, to a place where he didn't know anyone, and now the city had just given him its first warning. He needed to find the courage to go on. 

Finding the Courage to Go On in the Face of Life 

Reading this story, many men would say he was a wuss, or simply a boy, but let's face it, being attacked and beaten by 5 men and unable to defend yourself would be hard for anyone, don't you think? He had fears moving to a place where he knew no one, and had no one to lean on. 

His family was so far away, that it was two days later until they could get to him to take care of him and stay awhile. He needed the courage to go on, and having his family there to surround him helped him feel a bit safer, but he struggled for many months to walk to and from his office, and to use public transportation. The subway was completely out of the question. 

After nearly a year, he decided that enough was enough, so he grabbed his briefcase and walked to work. When the time came for him to walk home, he began to shake, but as he talked himself through it, the fear seemed to stay at bay. He had to do this for his own peace of mind. 

He had decided to start taking martial arts, and within a few months he was confident, and was doing all kinds of new things, and started walking around the city at night just to explore. He was changed. 

Would you do the same? Or, would you just sit back and stay in that place of fear? No, it isn't easy at all, and it's easier said than done. But, God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. (I Timothy 1:7). 

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