tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post7208705378727091759..comments2023-05-13T07:53:02.754-04:00Comments on Life and Leadership by The Book: Lessons From A Storm (part 2)Martina McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-55127703972315650212011-06-13T10:33:12.718-04:002011-06-13T10:33:12.718-04:00We all have trust issues to some extent. We have a...We all have trust issues to some extent. We have all been let down let go and looked over.<br />We have all, if we are honest. questioned God and / or His intention for our lives.<br />You must find someone who will listen to you, pray for and over you, speak life(positive things) into your life.<br />But your question hits on the essence of the issue- you must first and formenost trust yourself. For most of us that ends up being a matter of forgiveness- first forgiving ourselves. We are all much harder, and less forgiving to ourselves than to anyone else.<br />We all make mistakes, and we will make them again- sometimes the same ones, until we learn.<br />Life is hard, even after you become a CHristian. Don't beleive anyone who tells you otherwise.<br />Life is a series of steps and mis-steps, and lessons. That is how we inch our way forward.<br />We trust God to bring people into our lives who can be of benefit to us; not to be used like tools to be used for a purpose and then cast aside. But who truly have our interests at heart.<br />If you twitter, and you feel like you want to hook up, my handle is @gynedoc1.<br />Have a blessed day!Martina McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-37382866999566419672011-06-10T13:14:00.925-04:002011-06-10T13:14:00.925-04:00Thanks yes that does help except for the fact that...Thanks yes that does help except for the fact that sometimes I don't feel as if I have anybody there for me and sometimes I even tend to doubt God and doubt that he's really there for me and can hear me.I kinda have some trust issues too. How can I trust someone else to have my best interest at heart, when I don't trust myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-74037396452946895132011-06-08T15:38:20.517-04:002011-06-08T15:38:20.517-04:00Isolation is not in and of itself a bad thing. But...Isolation is not in and of itself a bad thing. But, we are not meant to be solitary creatures. We are meant to function best in community and relationships.<br />We all need some down-time, some solitude, some space for thinking; but when we are at our lowest points we need the advice, caring and counsel of friends and people who have our best interests at heart.<br />At our lowest points, when the storms don't seem to let up, we cannot always trust ourselves to give us the best advice.<br />Perhaps all anyone can do is listen, but that is worth a million dollars to find someone that will listen to your cares and concerns. Sometimes you just need to lean on someone else's shoulder for a time. We are all so busy being all-we-can be, we remove ourselves from those who care about us, those who will watch over us, those who will sa "No, you can't do that," or laugh with us and say, "What were you thinking?"<br />We all mess up, we all get jammed up, we all get caught in storms, frequently of our own making and design...but ya gotta have someone you can be yourself with, that you can take off all your masks. <br />Yes, we can cast our cares on Christ, but we must not forget the power of the human touch.<br />Does that help??Martina McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-10275991740022725812011-06-08T15:17:24.070-04:002011-06-08T15:17:24.070-04:00Question: What do you do when the storms of life a...Question: What do you do when the storms of life are raging? I tend to most likely isolate myself. Is isolation a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com