It's a new year and time to put the past behind and look forward to what we can do to make things in our life better. I haven't posted anything to my blog in a while because I had to finish a few projects before the end of the year. I literally finished them on new years eve. But it was well worth it because all of my clients were very pleased with my work.
Well, I am still going forward with my revitalization. I think I did a good job by starting the year off trying to revitalize my life. For the new year me and my wife went to Atlanta to bring in the new year with some friends. My wife is one of those people who loves to go. If she could she would go out of town everyday. I knew that this was something that she would really enjoy because she talks about it all the time. When my friend called me and asked me if I wanted to come and hang out with him and his wife for the new year, I told him sure. In the back of my mind I was thinking that this was a trip that I didn't include in our budget. Christmas had just passed and I was thinking to myself how is this going to happen. The smart guy in me wanted to tell her that it wasn't in the budget. But the lovable guy in me wanted to just give her what she wanted because she deserved it. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I had told her many times before that we just couldn't afford to go out of town at the time she asked because there were other things going on that were more important. She just couldn't understand this because she thought that her wants were just as important and to a certain degree she was right. I knew that I was making the right decisions for us and I just couldn't get her to see it. With this trip on the line and our budget not in a good place for this trip; this trip wasn't doable. But then I heard this voice tell me "this is a great opportunity to get her to understand what you are trying to do, but you will have to have faith and really believe that I will take care of you." I usually fight the voice because every time the voice speaks, I am not in the position to do the things that the voice tells me to do. But this time I just said o.k. We packed our clothes and headed off to Atlanta. On the way there she asked me, "are we going to be able to afford this?" And I replied, "no." She was shocked. She said if we can't afford it then why are we going. I told her that I wanted her to trust and believe in me more. I told her that every thing that I do, I do to better us not hurt us. She was kind of upset and she got a little uneasy because she said that she didn't want to be out of town without any money. I told her I got money, I just wanted you to see how it feels so that you will understand me when I make the decisions I make for us. Truth be told, I didn't have any money, I was riding on PURE FAITH. She was at ease when I told her I had money. Needless to say, we had a GREAT time and everything worked out just as the voice (God) told me it would. Everything worked out in our favor.
We have to sometimes believe in our counter part even when we can't see what they see. We have to know that they wouldn't do anything to harm us if we know that they love us like they say they do. And on the flip side we have to have a strong faith base to make somethings that we don't think we can do, happen. This taught me a valuable lesson. In order to make somethings work, you have to put yourself in a position where you are not in control. You have to show God that you have faith that he will make a way. You have to make sacrifices that may seem frivolous. They may seem frivolous to you, but they just may be the key to unlocking that door that you have been trying to unlock for a long time. I stepped out on FAITH and it made a way because it unlocked that door that I had been trying to open for so long. Make a sacrifice, not just for yourself, but for the other person. Stop thinking about you and start thinking about them. Focus on them the same way you focused on yourself. Take control of your thoughts and make the best of your life. God gave us the ability to choose-why not make the best of it and choose to make life better, not just for yourself, but for the one that you truly love.
"God gave you the ability to choose-use it and choose happiness, not for you, but for the one you love-this will make happiness for you more enjoyable"-K.J Swint
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