02/04/2021
Food for thought..
Hey you !! Yes you
Have you ever been in a fix and then you over think it, then end up doing things desperately only
to complicate it?
Allow me to take you back to your teenage years. Remember how problems used to unsettle
you, you got stressed, maybe even attempted or thought of su***de and now years later, you look
back and wonder what you were so worried about?
Remember when you were younger, you failed your exams, you got dumped, you lost a few
thousands of shillings, your best friend betrayed you; remember how you were so hopeless, you
felt your world was crumbling?
The truth is, those issues you were facing then were big to you at the time because you were not
exposed to much. In the same breath, the issues you are facing today seem so big but in a few
years, you will wonder why were you panicking today.
Stop panicking. When you panic, it is difficult to find solutions. Problems don't get solved in an
atmosphere of anxiety and fear but that of peace and calmness.
What problems are you facing today? Financial struggles, you've lost your job, your business
is not doing well, your marriage is collapsing, your child is becoming rebellious, your health is
failing you, you have too much on your plate, you feel lost?
Relax. Pause. Think long-term. Pray to God, the God who was there for you yesterday is here with
you today and will be there tomorrow.
Tell your mind and spirit, "This too shall pass" Gain emotional strength to remain steady when
storms come. When someone or a tragedy wants to destroy you, they start by making you
unstable in your mind.
Relax. Don't try to solve the problem in a hurry, sometimes in rushing, we mess things up even
more. If that issue is big enough to make you worry, be patient in finding its solution. Don't go for
quick fixes.
We give big responsibilities to people who demonstrate capacity to keep calm during trouble.
People who offer solutions don't get shaken. Your marriage, your future, your family, your
finances, your purpose needs you to keep calm and be responsible. Eventually things will work
out.
As I have been counselling people, after a session, they often realize the answer to their
problems was already in them, only that they were too preoccupied with the short term problem
to see it.
Life isn't that serious. Even if things don't work out, be OK with it. There is more to life than that
issue. Sometimes we want to hold onto the little we've been exposed to yet God wants to
introduce us to new victories and experiences far greater than what we've so far experienced.
Sometimes we fight too hard to stay in problems that we have outlived.
Relax. You will see things clearer.
Written by schambia.