The end might just be the start of something new.
In life we go through many different situations which may or may not feel like a pleasant experience. We win a competition we’ve entered and we’re on top of the world, we land a dream job and we’re ecstatic or we get married and we’re over the moon with happiness!
Then there are days when we hear we’ve lost our jobs, or a family member or close friend has passed away, or someone really close to you has stabbed you in the back and almost destroyed your life – these are heart-wrenching experiences which, at the time, seem like the worst experiences ever and they often force us to question where God was in the situation, who our true friends are and cause us to do some real introspection.
These difficulties in life have the power to destroy us if we let them, or they can strengthen us, develop our character and make us better versions of ourselves.
Perspective is such a powerful thing. I recently saw a short video clip on Facebook which at first looked like a painting, but then the camera zoomed out and started moving to the right, and suddenly I noticed it was actually a 3D sculpture which was made up of many different materials, which on their own made no sense, but when viewed from the centre, through the eyepiece provided, it then looked like a perfect picture.
Your life might seem like hundreds of fragmented pieces scattered in all directions, but if you look closely you’ll notice they all form part of who you are and make you unique. Remember, your bad experiences don’t have to define you and you certainly don’t have to be governed by them. When bad things happen to me I choose to entrust them into God’s very capable hands and I choose to learn from them because there are valuable lessons to be learned in hard times.
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