Swallow This

If you change your thinking you'll change your life. I'm so tired of this world being run by pain. It's why half the world is drugged, marriages don't last, and all kids get trophies and not one gets left back. It's why there are 30 year olds living in their parents basement playing Xbox, there are statements like "where are the real men/women in this generation", and why people prefer text over face to face convos. Newsflash: We are supposed to have pain in this life. (See John 16:33). That's why God created us with nerves endings...to feel pain. It's an indicator that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Pain is a catalyst to change if you let it be. Since we can't change other people, most often the person we need to change is ourselves...and it usually starts with perspective and seeing a bigger picture. The point of this life is not to escape pain every chance you get. The point is to figure out where it's from. Learn from it. It's a tool. Use it! Pain is the precursor to fresh starts, new direction, and the marching in of a different season. If seen differently pain is really about silver linings, and dancing in the rain.