The thought struck me this week, that most of us have heard the saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing but expecting a different result.” I realised that the converse of that must also be true. In order to find sanity, we must do something different.
On 14 February 2011, I posted a blog called, “Walking through darkness”. It was a highlights version of a longer teaching. It focused on how to actively move yourself out of depression to success. I have used this technique many times and have found it very successful. The main focus though centres around taking various actions to actively walk out of the situation you are in.
Many of us loose hope because we feel that life has us against a brick wall with no way out. The book of James talks about temptations and trials interchangeably and it is in 1 Corinthians 10v13 that we read, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
This means there is always a door in the wall. We have to choose to go through that door though and guess what? Opening the door requires action. Maybe your first action is sitting with a friend, family member or counsellor to gain some perspective of your situation, but ultimately, you will have to make decisions to make changes in your life....until, you reach a point of success.
It is possible! Go for it and dig a little deeper to make that change.
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