Topic: Mistakes As A Message From God

Most people live out their life in the same way they have always lived. Learning from our mistakes or identifying what God is telling us is not easy to do. We might readily see the pattern of our life on a life map if we drew the map. However, to do something about the pattern of our life, to really change our direction in life even when we see where God wants us to go, is a great deal more difficult than just identifying a route on a map of where we have been. Although we do not always know the exact details of God's will, the fact we crash into the same wall repeatedly in trying to move forward in our life may mean something important. Crashing into the same wall repeatedly might make some people give up on their hopes and dreams while other people keep trying and never give up. Most importantly, we must come to see we really are crashing into the same wall over and over again. When we encounter adversity, denial is one of our great mechanisms for protecting our inner core. However, when we stay in or use our denial mechanism as a result of hitting the same wall over and over, we end up compounding our problems. In drawing a life map, identify the ways God has spoken to you in keeping you from doing certain things. Identify the mistakes you make over and over again. Mistakes in life can tell us something if we are willing to listen. We are often not able to tell whether we made a mistake of our own free will or if outside circumstances put upon us caused us to make the mistake. In trying to decipher God's messages to us, we must keep in mind God's will or His message to us is often shrouded in mystery. God's messages are often shrouded in mystery to keep us from being so dependent upon Him we lose our ability to be free thinking persons.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
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