Pressing Forward in the Face of Trials
We’ve all heard the phrase, Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. This seems to be true for my family right now. We’ve been having some difficult times. Actually, I think this might be the most difficult situation I’ve ever been in. Instead of dwelling on our bad luck and the bad decisions we’ve made in the past, we’re moving forward.
Difficulties come to everyone eventually. They’ll even find they’re way to you, if they haven’t already. When trials do come, how will you deal with them?
Some take what I call the Why-Me Approach. I used to be a big fan of the Why-Me Approach of dealing with trials. I’d sit around thinking, Why was I given such an awful lot in life? Why can’t things just go right once? Why can’t my life be more like (insert name of someone who seems to have everything)?
The Why-Me Approach doesn’t solve any problems. It certainly never helped me. It just made me feel worse. It stopped me from solving any of my problems. It stopped me from feeling joy and happiness in life. I didn’t recognize all of the blessings I had.
Another approach is the Remember-When-Life-Was-Good Approach. This is my stepson’s favorite way to deal with difficult times. I’ve been enduring a lot of Remember-When’s these days. This also doesn’t help. Dwelling on the past prevents you from moving forward into the future.
Some people use the Blame Approach. They want to go around pointing fingers instead of tackling the issue at hand. Sometimes it doesn’t matter who’s at fault. Is blaming someone for your difficulties going to solve the problem?
We’re using the Pressing-On Approach. It’s been scientifically tested and proven affective time and time again. Looking to the future and doing everything you can to solve the problem at hand is the best way to deal with most difficulties. At least that’s what I’m hoping.
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