The Road Map for Living

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If you want to go somewhere and don't know how to get there, the first thing you would do is look at a map. Before you pack and start your journey, you need to know where you are going and how to get there.

As we begin our journey through life, we need guideposts and directions to get us where we want to go. Knowing the right direction will help us every step of the way. Even when things seem to be going wrong, we will know that our feet are on the right paths and that it will lead us to our destinations.

One of the painful things about growing up is that we realize that things are not like we expected them to be. We observe others and think that we would have it made if only we could be like them. Wherever we are in life, it appears that those ahead of us have something we would like to have. When we get there, though, we may find out that, all through the stages of life, we exchange one set of problems for another. The cure for this is to have realistic expectations from the beginning.

All of us can be a victims of our dreams. Our lives aren't bad; yet, they are not like we expected them to be. Unrealistic expectations will lead to bitter disappoinment, and, saddest of all, we can be disappointed when nothing is really wrong.

A Redefinition

We all know what it means to suffer, don't we? We suffer when we don't get our way. We suffer when something or someone causes us pain. Most of us would define the things suffering, but Jesus put a new definition on them. He called them blessings

It is important that we realize that things we may look at as blessings right now may not be good for us at all.

Things we do not like that are Blessings

Remember that Road Map? The important thing is not whether you travel through a swamp or acrossba desert. The important thing is that you get where you want to go and that the destination is pleasant. There are many experiences in life that are not at all pleasant. But when we realize where we are going, these unpleasant experiences become Blessings.

Some things that should make us happy

Every building has a foundation, whether we see it or not, and every journey has a map, whether we look at it or not. Behind every decision we make, there is a philosophy. If we change the building, we must begin at the foundation. If we change our destination, we must take a look at the map.

We may indeed meet with trouble. In fact, trouble is inevitable; it is going to happen to us. The important thing is that we learn how to deal with the trouble that is out there. Remember, we can't possibly avoid it. There will be moments when we are discouraged, but in all these, we must realize that our decision to follow the Lord was right. The map is right, and we will get where we want to go if we follow the right directions. There is no reward for quitting.

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Hari

Enjoy reading...Blessings

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