Your Best Life Now for Moms by Joel Osteen

Author:Joel Osteen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Advice on parenting, Self-actualization (Psychology) in women, Motivational & Inspirational, Religion - Christian Life, Gift books, Christianity, Religion, Self-help & personal development, Self Improvement: General, Christian Life - Parenting, Parenting, Parenting - Motherhood, Christian Life - Inspirational, Mothers, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Christian Life, Motherhood, Marriage, Inspirational, Self-Help, Personal Growth, Family, Family & Relationships, Women's Issues, General, Christian Life - General, Religious life, Mothers - Religious life, Christian Life - Women's Issues
ISBN: 9780446581004
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2007-04-12T07:00:00+00:00

CONSIDER GOD’S WORD IN THE LIGHT OF MOTHERHOOD

Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

JAMES 3:10 NKJV

LET GO of the Past

IT’S TIME TO ALLOW YOUR EMOTIONAL WOUNDS TO HEAL. LET GO OF YOUR EXCUSES, AND STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF. IT’S TIME TO GET RID OF YOUR VICTIM MENTALITY.

[S]HE WHO IS FILLED WITH LOVE IS FILLED WITH GOD HIMSELF.

—ST. AUGUSTINE

LETTING Go

DON’T BE A PRISONER OF THE PAST. Some people are always dwelling on their disappointments. They can’t understand why their prayers aren’t being answered, why their loved one wasn’t healed, why they were mistreated. Some people have lived so long in self-pity that it has become part of their identity. They don’t realize that God wants to restore what’s been stolen.

We’ve all had negative things happen to us. You may have gone through things that nobody deserves to experience in life—physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional abuse. Maybe you’ve struggled with a chronic illness or an irreparable physical problem. Maybe your dreams for your marriage or your child haven’t worked out. I don’t mean to minimize those difficult experiences, but if you want to live in victory, you can’t let your past poison your future.

It’s time to allow emotional wounds to heal, to let go of your excuses and stop feeling sorry for yourself. It’s time to get rid of your victim mentality. Nobody—not even God— ever promised that life would be fair. Quit comparing your life to someone else’s, and quit dwelling on what could or should have been. Quit asking questions such as, “Why this?” or “Why that?” or “Why me?” Let go of those hurts and pains. Forgive the people who did you wrong. Forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made.

If you’re not willing to let go of the old, don’t expect God to do the new. If you’ve had some unfair things happen to you, make a decision that you’re going to quit reliving those things in your memory. To constantly dwell on all the negatives and to focus on the mistakes you’ve made only perpetuates the problem. You will never be truly happy as long as you harbor bitterness in your heart. Instead, think on good things, things that will build you up and not tear you down, things that will encourage you and give you hope.

If you’re going to go forward in life, you must quit looking backward. You may even need to forgive God. Perhaps you’ve been blaming Him for taking one of your loved ones. If you don’t deal with it, you will wallow in self-pity. You must let go of those negative attitudes and the accompanying anger. Let it go. Today can be a new beginning.

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