Take what God has given you

God has given you and make the most of it. You may have suffered much, endured great hardships or been through a lot of negative things. You may have deep scars from emotional wounds, but do not let your past determine your future. You cannot do anything about what has happened to you. But you can choose how you will face what has in front of you. Do not hold on to feelings of bitterness and resentment and let them poison your future. Let go of those hurts and pains. Forgive the people who did not worn. Forgive yourself for the mistake you have made.

Perhaps you have been blaming God for taking one of your loved ones. Maybe you are angry at God because He did not answer your prayers or some situation did not work out the way you had hoped. Regardless, you will never be truly happy as long as you harbor bitterness in your hear. You will wallow in self-pity, always feeling sorry for yourself, thinking that life has not dealt you a firm hand. You must let go of those negative attitude. Change the channel and start focusing on the goodness of God.

He or she is known as the person that went through some great struggle, some horrible experience, and the person who had something really awful happen to him or her. Certainly, when someone undergoes a traumatic experience that person should be treated with compassion and care for as long as it takes to regain health and strength and get back on his feet. But the truth is, some people do not really want to get well. They like the attention too much.

You must do something similar regained the painful experiences from your past. Refuse to go back there emotionally, refuse to dredge up negative emotional memories. They will do you no good, in fact, strongly felt negative emotions can hold the potential to several stifle your progress.

Every person has two main files in his or her memory system. The first is file filled with all the good things that have happened to us, If is full of our victories and accomplishments, all of the things that have brought us joy and happiness through the years.

The second file is just the opposite. It is file with the hurts and pains of the past, all of the negative things that have happened to us. It is full of out defects and failure, things that brought us sadness and sorrow. Throughout life, we can choose which file we will access. Some people repeatedly return to file number two and relive the painful things that have happed to them. They are always thinking about the time somebody did them wrong, the times they were hurt or suffered awful pain. They are so preoccupied whether negative things, they never get around to exploring file number one. They hardly think about the good thing that have happened to them.

If you want to be free, if you want to overcome self-pity, thrown away the key to file number two. Do not go back there anymore. Keep your mind focused on the good things God has done in your life.