It has been asserted that being concerned is self generated even though the trigger comes from an external source like fiscal difficulties, divorce, separation, death or masses of other causes that make us anxious of what the future holds. Leaving many folks in a state of anxiousness, worry and fear of the events to come.
How many times have you heard the statement “I’ll never be in a position to pardon myself for what I’ve done?” Perhaps you’re even guilty of making that statement yourself. Forgiveness can be a very difficult thing to supply another who has offended or hurt us, but forgiving ourselves seems to be even tougher. There appears to be a tendency to hold ourselves far more responsible than we hold others for the very same offense.
Surrender isn’t a seriously popular word in our culture. Even the main few definitions in the dictionary have some rather negative connotations related to that word.
Have you ever thought what it would be like to live a life freed from guilt without the haunting feeling of regret and remorse consistently lingering in the recesses of your intelligence? Guilt is a difficult problem for numerous folks and how to deal with guilt is a question asked by many.
To be stressed is the lack of peace. Peace is just a condition of psychological calm and tranquillity, with no anxiety. Peace is our assurance that in the middle of awfully tough times, all is well. It seems today, that stress versus peace is more the order of the day. As witnessed in our day to day lives and not only in our personal life but also by those who live around us.
Death is a hard subject to discuss. It’s even more difficult to face, particularly if you’ve no idea what’s waiting “on the other side”. It is a general belief that all good folk go to heaven, while exceedingly bad folks, like Hitler, Stalin and Bin Laden go to hell. But if there is not any certainty, the potential can be quite frighteningAs well as an unknown destination after death, there’s a lot of other things which make death hard to deal with. Death means separation; separation from loved ones, from things one enjoys and well…everything.
It has been worked out that around 80% of the world’s population believe in one religion or another (and there are lots of them), but about 70% of those are adherents to the big four. The four biggest religions are: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Judaism is the precursor of both Islam and Christianity.
Some people frequently think that it needs a lot of hard work or it’s hard to forgive. Really it is far easier than you will imagine to forgive others. There’s also a sweetness to forgiving that comes after we have surrendered our life to God. The act of forgiveness removes the burdens of our heart to a greater power, freeing every one of us to have a heart of joy and peacefulness. Finding out how to frogive yourself is a begining step in the direction of a life of freedom.
A question that stirs thoughts of battle or losing in the minds of many. We are taught to live life to its fullest, to be reliant on ourselves, to beat, to win, to conquer. If we can visualise or paint a picture of the outcome we need we will be able to succeed. God’s plan is quite the reverse. Learning how to surrender to God really leads to a life of freedom.
