NEXT THING YOU KNOW

Have you ever noticed that just when you think everything in your life is going well...the bottom falls out? Maybe you have a great job...next thing you know your unemployed. You've never had any real health issues...next thing you know your in the hospital. You're kids have never been in any trouble...next thing you know the police are calling you to come to the station. Yep...life is like that. You never know what's around the next corner. For the most part we recover and go on with our lives but you do have to work at it. You might have to get a new job, change the way you take care of yourself, and maybe change a few things about your relationship with your kid. Sometimes it takes a while but we usually get back on track.But...how about your spiritual life? Well...Next thing you know...

In my experience I've found that it really works just about the same. Your going along thinking your doing quite well. Your old habits or addictions don't seem to be a problem anymore. God is blessing you beyond what you ever thought would happen. You seem to be able to break out of your box a little more all the time. You used to have some major issues in your life that kept you fearful but...you seemed to have worked through the biggest part of them. And then...Next thing you know...

It starts out as just a little thing and you think, "Whoa, where did that come from?" So...you get your thoughts back together and go on. Things are still going well for you. Your doing things you never thought you could ever possibly do. You know it is God that has changed your life so tremendously. And then "Wham", there it is again. Now, understand, this thought is not happening all the time. Just ever so subtlety it seems to be getting in there more and more. So you pray and read your bible and try to figure out what the problem is. At least that's what I do. I think about everything and try to rationalize it. Find a solution. But...I don't seem to be able too. It could be a lot of different things that might trip you up. I don't know what it is for you. For me it's FEAR! I have found in my life that fear is debilitating. So...Next thing you know...

First thing you need to do is pray and ask God to help you and read your bible. It may seem like doing these things aren't helping you. I've always been told, "Do it anyway". Then try to figure out why your problem has resurfaced. You might say you don't know why. And, quite honestly...that's usually what you think. It's what I think. One big problem could just be satan. He will try to get you to mess up. He wants you back. You know all these things but you still can't get a handle on it. Well...Next thing you know...