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We cry, point fingers, can't sleep, feel
hopeless, angry, close our eyes not
wanting to see or know the truth and
become paralyzed with fear. That
is what the enemy wants us to do when
change and pain show up in our lives.
Get up! We can be angry at what has
happened to us or others, without
abandoning our faith, praise, hope and
gratitude. We can recognize our
anger at life's unfairness. We can learn
to see our instinctive compassion at
seeing people suffer as coming from God
who teaches us to be angry at injustice
and to feel compassion for the hurting.
There are so many lessons we can learn
from our personal setbacks and from
witnessing the human suffering of
others. What a marvelous time to
truly go beyond talking our faith and
now to walk it, live it, show it and
share it. Every demonstration of
kindness, courage, prayer and giving
counts.
Every moment you decide to get up and
overcome the paralysis of fear, the
isolation of shame and hopelessness and
take action, you have victory.
Small victories lead to big victories.
Small steps lead to progress. As we keep
the Gulf Port area in our hearts through
action, prayers and deeds, we can learn
from them how to be resilient, caring,
strong and create a sense of community.
Life is sending us messages to make a
paradigm shift from greed,
individualism, war, excess, materialism,
inadequate and dishonest leadership to a
nation of love, faith, caring,
integrity, community, personal strength
and political intelligence.
You could be facing unemployment,
divorce, sickness, grief, financial
struggle and feeling lost and displaced.
Only the strong survive! Our national
tragedy from the hurricane is a great
reminder for us to get strong
spiritually, mentally, physically,
financially, emotionally and in our
relationships with others. Whether you
are facing minor or major changes and
challenges in your life, gospel singer
Marvin Sapp inspires us through his
song, "this is not the time and this is
not the place for giving up."
 Lyrics to Marvin Sapp's song:
This is not the time for giving up.
This is not your place where you should be. You got to hold on. You got to
be strong. This is not the time to question your faith. This is not your
place of destiny. It's not the time or the place to throw in the towel.
You gotta hold on. You gotta be strong. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you
lose. It's a part of life that everyone goes through.
Sometimes there's joy. Sometimes
there's pain. That's apart of God's plan. It is His own plan. This is not
the time and the place. Just believe in the faith. Gotta learn how to
wait.
There's still hope for the
hopeless. There's still life for the lifeless. God is a friend to the
friendless. He'll give you peace and sweetness. There's help for the
helpless. There is a home if you're homeless. He will mend your broken
pieces and cause you to live and be blessed. This is not the time or the
place.
Gotta learn how to wait.
Dont
give up.
by Jewel Diamond Taylor, Inspirational
Speaker
Author of "Shift Happens: Life Will Change
Without Your Permission"
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