Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Turning The Page In 2013

Do you mourn over the pages of the past? Do you get caught up in the what has been? Do you remain stuck on a page you desperately want to turn? If so, I certainly know how you feel.

Being stuck sucks. I get it. But sometimes we are required to turn the page. That’s life. Instead of resisting change we must learn to embrace it. I say learn because pages don’t turn themselves, you can and must teach yourself to read on. The problem with living from your history book is that it’s just that: history. And we all know how easy it is to change the past.

You can’t rewrite what has already happened, but tomorrow is always a blank slate. I’m sure you’ve heard that before, but how many of you really accept that responsibility? Do you realize the power you posses? Do you use the God-given talents you have to create the life you want?

When you stay stuck on the pages of the past you lose your ability to create an even richer story than before. So stop blocking it’s as simple as that. The truth is, we all know that our relationships and desires change, yet we so often cling to them as if they are permanent. Change is difficult to accept because we resist rather than choose to flow. Yet living in a world of denial only prolongs the misery you so badly want to rid.

To be clear, I’ve lived on these pages quite a few times in my life. But when you remind yourself that you control the pace of your story, only then can you take the actions needed to progress.
It’s easy to reread a page that we’ve already lived. It’s easy to get upset about what could have been. It’s easy to cling to the memories of the past. Yet in the long run doing so is unintelligent. The longer you mourn over the past, the longer you block abundance from manifesting in your life.

Reading on begins with a choice. A choice to want more. A choice to make the most of today. No matter what you’re current situation is, making one choice is well within your reach. As soon as you decide to move on with the story that is you, the legacy shall continue. You know when it’s time to turn the page. You know when it’s finally time to move on. Question is will you?

Take a breath, turn the page, your story awaits.

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