WHAT IS IN THIS FOR ME?

Some situations in life are not meant for you to change, but the situations are meant to change you for the better.

A lot of times we get into situations that are not palatable and we begin to pray that God should change our situation. We pray that that noisy neighbor should move out of the neigbourhood; we pray for a job that pays better than the one we have presently; we that God should change that annoying/irritating person who is a specialist in doing/saying the wrong things; we sometimes, even pray that God should change our partners to be who we want them to be.

God is a perfect God and HE is all powerful. None of the prayer requests is beyond HIM. Infact, He does not need you to pray before He changes any situation or person. We must understand that sometimes, God is more interested in changing you than in changing the situation. He has a reason for bringing every situation you face and every person you encounter your way. He has not changed that irritating/annoying person yet because He probably wants you to change and be more accommodating; you have not gotten that dream job possibly because you still need to learn how to manage the little resources at your disposal or may be you have not fully exploited all the opportunities available to you on the present job.

We all must learn to look inward more often. It is easier to see and point out other people’s fault or short comings, it is also very easy to complain about our conditions and predicaments, but we never ask ourselves “what is in this for me” or “what am I supposed to learn from this person or situation. Sometimes, god decides to calm the storm, sometimes, he decides to calm you. Sometimes, all we need to discover our own short-coming is to spot/find them in someone else. Once in a while, it is good for us to mirror our lives through the lives of others.

The strive to be a better you must never stop. Instead of complaining about that situation or getting irritated about that person, while not ask yourself “ what is in this for me?” pray about it and you will know whether God wants to change the situation or He wants to change you before changing the situation.

Till we meet again, you can only get better. STAY BLESSED