A fresh Start
Is there ever an age where you should just give up and stop
trying to make changes in your life? Have you gone too far that there is no
room for back tracking? Is it too late to rewrite the story of your life?
These are questions we grapple with all the time as long as
we live. In this article, we will think through these questions and see what
options we have in this regard.
You can approach this life in a number of perspectives and
each bears great implications and it is therefore very important that you
choose the right perspective.
There are those who approach life as victims. They believe
that life just happens to them and they have no control over any aspect of it.
They cannot see what they could do differently to change the outcome of their
lives. They believe in a fate that has been sealed which they can only live by.
Such people will not attempt to make any amends. They will let everything flow
as it comes
Others will live with the understanding that though life
happens, they can do something about it. They do not deceive themselves that
they have ultimate control, but they do all what is within their power to order
their lives in a particular direction. They have a victor’s perspective. Which
perspective would you want to live with as an individual?
I would choose the victor’s mentality any day of my life
because it keeps me hopeful that there is something I can do about what is
going on with me right now. For you to have the impetus needed to rewrite your
story, you must first believe that it is possible. The idea that you have zero
control must be banished from your mind. The same way you must also banish the
notion that you will sit back and do nothing as you wait on God to do it for
you. More often than not God provides the means but He still expects you to
rise up and do it yourself. He provides guidance but it is your role to respond
obediently.
After you have come to terms with who you are, if you don’t
like who you are, or if you can improve on who you are then the next step is to
start making adjustments as is required of you. Never for one moment think that
you have run out of time. For as long as you woke up today, you must live your
life with the realization that today you can take even one step to correct your
reality. What matters most is not the big leaps you take to reverse your movement.
It is the baby steps that build you the momentum you need for the big leap.
Without focusing too much on how far you have gone or fallen, the question
should be what you can do today to reverse the trend. You must always scan your
surroundings to identify the wiggle room you have and make the most of it. If a
hand is all you can move, by all means go ahead and move it. If you have the
chance to take two steps do not think about the ten you cannot take.
The moment your eyes open up to the reality that your life
is not what it ought to be, it is time to rewrite your story. It is time to
paint a new picture of yourself. Understand that there is room to start over
again. An addiction is not a death sentence. You can reverse the trend. An
extravagant lifestyle is not in your DNA you can get rid of it. And even if it
is found in your DNA, there is room for gene editing to end up with the desired
make up. What pieces of your life can you get a hold of? What you need to do is
quickly gather them together and begin to build something beautiful out of
them. From ashes comes such beauty as no one thought possible. All it takes is
a heart that believes and a mind that is ready to go to work and make these
things a reality.
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