It is
never too late to make a change. Change
is good. Change is also scary. Fear is what stops people from making changes
in their lives. Fear traps people from
moving forward in their lives.
People
get comfortable and don’t want to leave their comfort zone. They settle.
Accepting the way their lives turned out. Afraid to change. Afraid to fail. People are in a job they hate. Accepting that there is nothing better out
there for them. They don’t have a
college education and convinced themselves that they are too old to
change. Fear has paralyzed them. Fear has stopped God from moving in their
lives. Fear is exactly where Satan wants
you to be.
If fear is stopping you from changing your life. Stopping you from doing something you have always dreamed about, stopping you from what God has told you to do, then Satan has you in his grip. It is time for you to get Satan out of your life and let God begin to work in your life.
I am not
saying it is going to be easy. I am not
saying that you will not be scared. I am
saying that if you are tired of your life.
If you want a change. The only
way to change your life is to face the fear head on.
I am a creature of habit. I do the exact same thing every day. When I get up to go to work, I have a routine. I drink out of the same glass. I eat with the same fork. I live in my comfort zone. Some say I have OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It has limited me to what I can do. When I can leave the house. Where I can go. I even have a hard time eating out in restaurants. I accepted my fate. I was willing to live in my comfort zone and die in my house. This was my destiny. A year ago, I couldn’t go on vacation with my boyfriend. I was afraid to leave my house. The What If’s kept popping up. What if, my pipes break and the house is flooded. What if someone breaks into my house? What if? So we stayed home. I restricted myself to going to work and coming home. I went nowhere else. Fear had me. Satan had control of my life.
Psalms
103:4-5
Who
redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion. Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
I was in a
pit and GOD says that he will redeem my life from the pit and crown me with
love and compassion. Not only will he
get me out of the pit, he will give me the desires of my heart with good
things. That makes me want to do my
happy dance.
I was in a
job, I didn’t like anymore. It was a
good job. I was getting older, the boxes
were getting heavier and I knew I couldn’t do this job when I neared 60. Having turned 50, I wanted a change. Had no idea what, but I couldn’t live this
life for the next 20-30 years. There had
to me more to life than work and hiding in my house.
At work,
there was a cashier position open. It
was the night shift. I read and reread
the notice. I couldn’t learn to
check. I would be up front mostly by
myself. I would have more
responsibility. I told myself I couldn’t
do it. Fear gripped me. They had to know today.
I didn’t have time to wait. If I
didn’t go in and put my name in, I would be stuck, nothing would change.
I walked
into the mangers office and told him I wanted to apply for the position. To my surprise, I got the job on the spot.
Then the
fear crept in. Co-workers asked why I
wanted to be a cashier. I only had 4
hours to learn how to check and then I was on my own. I know for a fact that
the minute I decided to stop listening to Satan, GOD stepped in and started
working in my life.
I learned
to check. I learned how to use the
ordering gun. I learned to face fear and
walk through my fear. I am not saying
that it was easy. I am saying that if
you don’t face your fear and stand up to Satan, nothing will ever change.
For the
first time in 5 years, I am going on a two week vacation with my
boyfriend. Is the What If’s still
pounding in my head? Yep. Am I nervous about leaving my comfort
zone? Yep.
I want a
change in my life. I have to admit, that
things are changing in my life. I am
listening to GOD. Leaning on GOD. I am trusting GOD.
I am
still OCD, but when I realize that it is stopping me from doing something, I
remind myself that I am now dependant on GOD.
GOD love me and he redeemed me from the pit. It is not always easy, but the more I turn to
GOD, the easier it gets.
No matter what you are going through or how old you are, it is never too late to change. Ask GOD. It won’t be easy, but with GOD on your side nothing is impossible. 2013 is a new year. Make a change this year, start listening to GOD; he is who redeems your life from the pit.
I was tossed in the pit by Satan. It was only by the Grace of GOD that I am no longer in the pit.
In my book My Bible—My God www.amazon.com/dp/B006N0ZDGW I tell how GOD and his word, the Bible saved my life.
Thank you for sharing. Great post!
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Great read tthankyou
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