Hate them… but we all experience them. Surviving those times is truly a feat because the temptations to quit, give up, give in are enormous. Not that those behaviors are improved by the actions… but the level of frustration can become overwhelming. During these times, and it rarely happens only once in one’s journey through life, the only thing that kept me going were the scriptures (paraphrased): Be not weary in well doing for you will reap in due time (Galatians 6:9), He will make a way through (1Corrinthinas 10:13), and Greater is He who is in me then he who is in the world (1John 4:4). These were my lifelines.
What is difficult to realize and act on is that a: these times come, b: these times are not from the Lord to ‘teach‘ you something, c: you can overcome. Until we grasp that we have already overcome and that it is up to us to act on this, we seem to be in a state of paralysis. What do you do in and during these times says a great deal about who you are and how comfortable you are in this. How you learn from and handle your numbing times shorten the length of time you spend there. I’ve become convinced that the last thing you should do is fight. Take control – yes, but fighting rarely accomplishes what you want.
There was a wonderful comment in a book I read that said, “… some people are content with what they know, however bad it is, and fear what they don’t know, however good it might turn out.” The point in this is that it all begins with you and how you look at what is and what might be. You need to start from the point of believing in yourself and who and what you believe in. And look at this positively, not doubting. But if you do doubt – discover your new anchor. Being paralyzed keeps you from acting and overcoming whatever is attempting to dictate who you are and what you do.
Numb. Not a good place to be. Since we all seem to find ourselves occasionally in that place, then we should know how to extricate ourselves before it happens. Easier said than accomplished. I think the beginning answer is to recognize when we are in those times and face them like the eagle does a storm… head on. It may be painful but even a little pain is better than numb. We have within us the power and ability to move on – we need to tap into this.
… what do you do?
