You know I remember back in the "youth service" days. We would get all ready to go on these weekend retreats. Away from everyday life, the youth would gather for conventions or getaways that involved fasting and prayer. Songs, quiet times and heavy fellowship were the goals of trips like that. They were wonderful. We would come back refreshed and ready to tackle any problem with our new found strength...yeah lol The zeal lasted about a week. Real life circumstances begun to chip away at received promises from God and routine craziness started up all over again. Making us want to stay in that glory cloud every time we went. Yeah we would go up to that mountaintop to receive only to lose it all in the valley.
Why would that happen? The weight of whatever we receive is only as good as what our own strength can carry. I can give you a million dollars. Question is what will you do with it? Will you squander it on friends, drinks and bullshit or will you be mature enough to invest it wisely for the health of your future? It's funny but getting away doesn't help if your life is a mess. People think that getting rid of the thing that binds you is the key to personal success when the truth is that what binds you is not the problem...YOU are. The fact that anything has any kind of hold on you is the main issue...especially when it serves as the gateway to distructive behavior. Running away doesnt help because when you get back from your "escape" you are greeted with the harsh reality that your life is well...f***ed up lol It's as though your "vacation" never took place. No matter how hard you try...you cannot escape you. It would be nice to be able to go someplace not for refreshing or to "get away" but just for the sake of going. To appreciate the good things in life and to be able to take that with you everywhere you go. Yeah it would be nice but there is a requirement...fix you first lol Endeavor to prosper in the valley so when you get to the mountaintop and receive whatever you receive, you'll be strong enough to carry it with you on the way back down.
Why would that happen? The weight of whatever we receive is only as good as what our own strength can carry. I can give you a million dollars. Question is what will you do with it? Will you squander it on friends, drinks and bullshit or will you be mature enough to invest it wisely for the health of your future? It's funny but getting away doesn't help if your life is a mess. People think that getting rid of the thing that binds you is the key to personal success when the truth is that what binds you is not the problem...YOU are. The fact that anything has any kind of hold on you is the main issue...especially when it serves as the gateway to distructive behavior. Running away doesnt help because when you get back from your "escape" you are greeted with the harsh reality that your life is well...f***ed up lol It's as though your "vacation" never took place. No matter how hard you try...you cannot escape you. It would be nice to be able to go someplace not for refreshing or to "get away" but just for the sake of going. To appreciate the good things in life and to be able to take that with you everywhere you go. Yeah it would be nice but there is a requirement...fix you first lol Endeavor to prosper in the valley so when you get to the mountaintop and receive whatever you receive, you'll be strong enough to carry it with you on the way back down.
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