Hardened to Difficulties
Monday, August 2, 2010
Inspiration: “Nine times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from youth to manhood. That interval is usually marked by an ill placed or disappointed affection. We recover and we find ourselves a new being. The intellect has become hardened by the fire through which it has passed. The mind profits by the wrecks of every passion, and we may measure our road to wisdom by the sorrows we have undergone.” Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton (19th Century poilitician and novelist, credited with the phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword.”)
Be: (positive confession) I am Hardened.
Do: (first steps) Today, accept the training afforded to you by the adverse situations you face allowing them to reinforce your resolve and your intellect without fossilizing your heart. No one likes to go through trying circumstances or hard times, but the truth is none of us are immune to them. The next time you find yourself shrinking in the face of a test or challenge encourage yourself with these powerful words from my friend, Pastor Joseph Fortunato: “You’ll never go to the high places if you won’t go through the hard places.”
Have: (Making Dreams Reality) As I endure periods of hardship, becoming toughened mentally and physically, I’ll be fortified for the ascent to the lofty goals I have set.
Be, Do, and Have the Best Day of Your Life! God Bless You!
Too many people want to “have” the results/goal first then “do” the actions necessary to “be” the person they want to be. No, that’s backwards!
It’s in the BEING that the alignment to the goal is created. It’s in the BEING that one doesn’t have to even think about who they are, they just ARE.
Loved the quote that you used by Fortunato “You’ll never go to the high places if you won’t go through the hard places.” It takes commitment to transforming your life and sometimes that’s painful. Labor is painful, but look what you receive…a new light to this world. Getting in shape is painful, look at the benefit to your body. Look at what you want to create in your life and move forward step by step. That’s it. BE the person you desire to be.