Do you ever have a pity party? Everything good happens to everyone else and you’re, at least in your mind, lefts with the dregs? You have untold burdens to bear but everyone else seems to have things handed them on a golden platter?
Most pity parties range the gamut from really maudlin to only slightly distracted. And the answer to the first question is – ‘yes’, we all have pity parties at times. How long we stay there is dependent upon ourselves. One of the first things you need to recognize is the what and why are you being distracted.What caused the pity party? Because there is always a cause, typically to our feelings. Never forget that one of the ploys of pity parties is to distract us.
You really can’t just toughenin’ it out with pity parties. Eventually you have to face them and resolve the underlying issue(s). Though difficult, it is important not to let the pity party control you. Also, you need to remember that if you are a Christian you have absolutely no right to have pity parties, though I know the Lord does let us occasionally wallow. However, I suspect He would prefer we would face whatever needs to be faced and move on.
The reasons we have no right, especially to any prolonged pity party are: He is always with us so we’re not alone, He has a plan and purpose for us so we always have a reason to continue, He provides a way out of every temptation we face, the end result is always for our good -when we turn things over to Him. And those points only scratch the surface. The Lord paid a terrible price so that we might have life, and life abundantly. But He never said that we wouldn’t face obstacles.
