Facing Adversity With Faith

When something disappointing happens, our first most natural reaction is denial. “Did this really just happen. It can’t be it must be a mistake.“

In order to overcome this and every adversity we face the first step we have to take is to face it. We have to accept what has happened, the longer we try to distance ourselves from it the harder it is to overcome it.

We have to accept what has happened and for most people that takes faith or trust in a higher plan. The idea is to take a deep breath, and stay in the present moment. It may seem strange but under your breath tell yourself:

“ I accept what is just happened. I am right here, right now and no where else. I am not alone. I trust in a higher power and I trust there isa good reason this is happening.” The hardest part is the we have an instinct to control the outcome. Don’t try to overcome the outcome. Let it play out. Do worry about the future or obsess with the past.

Staying in the present is the first step. We are put in situations for good reasons. Facing those situations means staying in the now, in the present tense. Don’t torture yourself with the “What if’s?” or the should’ve, could’ve, would’ve.” The more you resist facing adversity the more suffering you will experience. The goal is to accept adversity with serenity, faith, and dignity.

Allow the misfortune to enter your life and be able to tell yourself “Okay, this happened. I’m not dead, I’m not defeated. This is a loss. This is a setback. That’s all. I will overcome this with faith, with forgiveness, with learning and appreciation, with giving and by taking focused action.

We cannot make any decision when we are faced with adversity and when we are upset, and our emotions are controlling us. If you have to walk away do so, but then come back to what just happened and then take action with faith and a clear focused mind.

The Reasons Why I Walk With God

Walking with God makes things easier and brings me hope. You may not realize it but walking with God is so much better than walking without Him. And here is why:

Walking with God makes things possible. The Lord never said our lives here on earth would be easy. We are going to go through tough times and we are going to struggle along the way. But our time on earth will be worth it. We are here to spread God’s love and light to others. That God is our Savior. God gives us the assurance of His presence and power in our lives when we trust in Him. With Him I can endure the trials and heartache this world brings.

Leviticus 26:12 says “I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be my people.

So many people worship so many different Gods of this earth trying to find peace. But I worship the Lord of all peace.

He is my comfort. The Lord is always walking beside me. He goes through every situation with me. He loves and cares for me and is always by my side. I have comfort in knowing that He is always with me and will be here in every situation I endure. He is a shoulder to cry on and the one who lifts my head in times of joy. His arms are always open.

“Even though I walk through the darkness valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4

He is my constant help. No matter what I go through, I know God will be there to help me. When I cry out for help, when I’m frustrated and angry I cry out to Him. When I’m upset and feel like I cannot go on any longer God is there to pick me up. He never judges me by my choices. He picks me up dusts me off and moves me forward.

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses; but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet He did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” – Hebrews 4:15-16

Walking with Him is an unnecessary struggle. When I am not walking with God, I struggle even more because I am completely on my own. I have to figure things out by myself and things are more difficult than they should be. God is a light to my path. He shows me the way, but without Him I have to find my own way through the darkness. Why struggle when I have God to guide me.

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” – John 8:12

No Pity Parties

I had a therapist tells me years ago that I had to try and only have 1 pity party a week. I thought “It’s not like I plan to have these, they just happen.” After I left his office I remember thinking this is never going to work.

Well as it turned out once I started to notice when I would start pitying the more I became aware of it the more I learned to pull myself out of it.

We all go through hard times, disappointments, and even setbacks or delays. When faced with challenges it is easy to feel sorry for ourselves, our families, and circumstances or to complain about the way things appear. Yet, what we focus on during such times has the power to change not only our circumstances, but how long we remain in the valleys,

We’ve all been there. Our health, or a loved one’s is poor health. We may find ourselves laid off from our job. Maybe even our greatest dream suddenly appears distant or completely out of reach. No matter what the circumstances are, when times are tough it is easy to feel sorry for ourselves or complain endlessly about the way things are- or the way they should be. Yet, there is power in choosing not to dwell there.

While it’s normal to have a period of sadness in the face of loss, trial, and disappointment, there should never be a permanent place for it. After a while we have to rely on God’s strength. We need to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off. After all, pity parties and endless complaining have no place in God’s Kingdom.

Still it is often easier said that done. We can become familiar with feeling sorry for ourselves or complaining. It can become comfortable and far easier that actually moving forward. Particularly when we consider that moving forward requires us to step out of our comfort zone and into a place of unknowns.

We have to realize that it’s a problem that needs to be corrected. The first true step is action. It involves making a choice – a choice to change.

How long it takes to reach the end of ourselves, our self-destruction, our pity parties and complaining varies. It is easy to blind ourselves to these things and in that we often fail to realize we need to change. Yet, the first action is deciding that not only does a change need to happen, but that we are ready to change.

Broken Spirits And Illness

Mental illness often begins begins with a wounded or broken spirit. Depressed and discouraged people do not stay healthy mentally or physically.

It is important to protect your heart and your spirit. Once your spirit has become wrapped or broken, your emotional well-being will start to decline. Our souls can be whole or they can be fractured. It can be broken into multiple pieces this is where I believe Satan can come in the wreak havoc on us.

The Bible says there’s a spirit award departed Saul and that he was tormented by an evil spirit. If theirs anyone we should look at we should look at Saul to define the difference between mental illness and broken spirits.

When it’s a malevolent entity influencing someone, the goal is to push them off the deep end. The difference with mental health is that it often feels like anguish and that doesn’t lead to a place of destruction.

Many people are physically Sick today because they have problems in the emotional realm. Sickness often begins because of a broken spirit. Depressed and discouraged people do not stay healthy for long. I wounded heart is the life of the flesh.

How many times have we gotten things out of order. We say, “well if we get healed everything else will be all right.“Could it be that the physical affliction is simply a symptom of a mental problem that has not been dealt with.

If you look at rest when example high stress least you high rate of sickness. Such things as good as a divorce, death of a loved one, or losing a job I’ll have emotionally explosives situations. These are said to bring on a high risk of sickness.

Proverbs 18:24 says, “ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” When our spirit is strong it will sustain many physical wounds, we all know people who because of their illness should have been dead, but because of their strong spirit, they lived.

When a person spirit is broken or wounded, they can’t handle anything else. Even the most insignificant problem seems overwhelming. You can be physically weak, but if your spirit is strong, eventually your body will get well. But if your spirit is broken, and hopeless, hurt, Disappointed, and rejection take over, you can be destroyed not only emotionally, but physically.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones

Proverbs 17:22

When our spirit is broken, it’s infect our physical body in many ways Mini emotionally ill people are being treated with drugs because your brain chemicals are out of balance.

Medical science takes the view that meditation of paranoia and schizophrenia are a result of chemical imbalance. I believe that is possible but I also question if you emotional state of some people are actually created in the chemical imbalance.

When our spirit is broken or wounded, the chemicals in our body will be affected and will change. Our heart will be faster, or a blood pressure may go up, among other changes. In order to stay well our spirits must prosper and be healthy.

If someone’s spirit is broken over and over eventually it will take a toll and not only our emotional well-being but our physical well-being.

The walls of our souls must be built up with no holes so that our spirit is continually protected. It wasn’t until I healed my spirit that my emotions and my physical health began to improve.

It wasn’t until I began renewing my spirit and spending time with God in prayer and having fellowship with other believers and I began healing both emotionally and physically.

I don’t think it was a coincidence that I just started getting better when I started my walk with God.

The Benefits Of Boric Acid

I was thinking today about a remedy that’s been around for generations that my father would use to get rid of mild infections for the families eyes. He used to use it also on our cats eyes. It was Boric acid solution. I used to think WoW he’s going to put that in our eyes – acid!

My dogs eyes have been draining lately and I thought I would do this. So I thought I would share the instructions. Here is how you make it:

  • 1 Cup Bottled Water Boiled
  • 1/8 teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder

Directions:

Use sterilized containers to make this solution. My Father would boil the water on the stove, turn the heat off and then add 1/8 teaspoon Boric acid and stir until it was completely dissolved into the water. Then he would cool it completely and keep it in a sterilized jelly jar. The ones they used for canning.

Then he would pour it in our eyes when we were kids if he thought we had an infection. I usually dip a cotton ball into the solution and squeeze it out into my eyes or my animals eyes. It always worked.

Boric acid is an antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal. It reduces inflammation and itchiness.

Be careful. If you think you have injured or scratched your eyeball do not use this method. And call your doctor right away. Never risk your eyes.

You can pick up boric acid at Walmart, Tractor supply, or you can order it online just make sure it’s 100% pure.