Lost

Realizing you are lost is the first step to living the life you want.  The second step is leaving the life you don’t want.  Making a big life change is pretty scary.  But you know what’s even scarier?  Regret.

I can tell you from my own experience that in my teenage years I found God, went back on Him, and then I found Him once again.  What I found was more incredible the last time than I even remembered. So realize that everyone suffers a crisis of faith in life at some point.  Everyone feels spiritually lost sometimes.  The key is using those two experiences to grow in Christ.  When you apply what you’ve learned to your future choices and actions, you move forward in Him, not backward.  You become stronger and wiser.  It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it in the end.

You cannot find peace in God by avoiding life.  Life turns with unexpected changes. So instead of avoiding it, take every change and experience as a challenge for growth.  Either it will give you what you want or it will teach you what the next step is.  And remember, finding peace in God does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, no challenges, and no hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things while remaining calm in your heart.

Honestly, life is too short to spend at war within yourself.  The biggest disappointments in our lives are often the result of misplaced expectations or an attack on our faith.  Letting go of needless expectations is your first step to happiness.  Come from a mindset of peace and acceptance, and you can deal with almost anything and grow beyond it.

Determine to be positive.  Understand that the greater part of your misery or unhappiness is set not by your circumstances, but by your attitude.  A happy person is not a person who’s always in a good situation, but rather a person who always has a good attitude in every situation.  So smile at those who try to begrudge or hurt you; show them what’s missing in their life and what they can’t take away from you.  Doing so doesn’t mean forgetting or giving in, it means you choose happiness over hurt through the power of God.