THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE (1 & 2)
(Staying
Strong When Life Appears Falling On You)
#GREATNESS SERIES ONLINE#
#GREATNESS SERIES ONLINE#
I
am sure you have heard these words "Life isn't fair" many times from
people. To many, life has never been anywhere near "bed of roses" but
a cradle fitted with thorns which has torn and turned down many hopes. This has
made many to colour life not just black but bad. But, is life really unfair?
People who have had things (constantly) going well for them and always living in an aura of wellness may never appreciate the pains felt by those on the "other side". Life truly has two sides of the coin, the "head" and the "tail", and there are times when it presents you "tail"...this is what is regarded as THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE.
THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE is when it appears like life isn't smiling at you; a time when it seems your world and wall are coming down crashing, when help of the helpers fail and comfort flees! It is a time that appears like everyone and everything is against you; when you never just seems to get things right and going well. It is like a nighttime that has tarried too long and made you lose hope that morning will ever come. In summary, it is that time when you appear not to be making any progress in life while others have gone ahead of you. Things are seen as upside down rather than right side up. And worst still, it emits the feeling that you are either backward or moving backward.
At this point, many have written themselves off and thrown away into the ocean depths any hope for a good life and better tomorrow. They conclude that life is not fair and that their own destiny in life is just to watch while others act in greatness. They feel their portion in life is to remain predominantly dependent and "everly" at the mercies of others. This is the unfortunate cycle of "thought-influence" that has made many people spectators (and never part) of good and great things in life.
It is in the quest to conquer the spectator life style that I found out some truths about life and greatness that you need to know. Life is in phases, wherever you find yourself now is just but a "passing phase"...you will not be there forever. It is a big generational lie for you to believe that you were created to just watch others excel while you remain a failure. We are endowed with equal opportunities to be unequaled in life. You were not created to be a spectator in life; you can also act your game. God didn't make you to just mark your name present on earth but to make your presence felt. God is not a scientist and so your life is not an experiment to see whether you will stand a chance in life or not. You are not an element of chance but a agent of change. If contraceptive pills could not stop you from being conceived, then you were not born by accident but to be great in life.
The backside of life is the bedside of life. However you must realize two basic elements of greatness which are put forth below;
People who have had things (constantly) going well for them and always living in an aura of wellness may never appreciate the pains felt by those on the "other side". Life truly has two sides of the coin, the "head" and the "tail", and there are times when it presents you "tail"...this is what is regarded as THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE.
THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE is when it appears like life isn't smiling at you; a time when it seems your world and wall are coming down crashing, when help of the helpers fail and comfort flees! It is a time that appears like everyone and everything is against you; when you never just seems to get things right and going well. It is like a nighttime that has tarried too long and made you lose hope that morning will ever come. In summary, it is that time when you appear not to be making any progress in life while others have gone ahead of you. Things are seen as upside down rather than right side up. And worst still, it emits the feeling that you are either backward or moving backward.
At this point, many have written themselves off and thrown away into the ocean depths any hope for a good life and better tomorrow. They conclude that life is not fair and that their own destiny in life is just to watch while others act in greatness. They feel their portion in life is to remain predominantly dependent and "everly" at the mercies of others. This is the unfortunate cycle of "thought-influence" that has made many people spectators (and never part) of good and great things in life.
It is in the quest to conquer the spectator life style that I found out some truths about life and greatness that you need to know. Life is in phases, wherever you find yourself now is just but a "passing phase"...you will not be there forever. It is a big generational lie for you to believe that you were created to just watch others excel while you remain a failure. We are endowed with equal opportunities to be unequaled in life. You were not created to be a spectator in life; you can also act your game. God didn't make you to just mark your name present on earth but to make your presence felt. God is not a scientist and so your life is not an experiment to see whether you will stand a chance in life or not. You are not an element of chance but a agent of change. If contraceptive pills could not stop you from being conceived, then you were not born by accident but to be great in life.
The backside of life is the bedside of life. However you must realize two basic elements of greatness which are put forth below;
ONE, do you realize that where you are now and you
feel things are worse for you, that same place is another person's lifetime
prayer point. For some people, if only God will help them get to where you are,
they will count themselves as fulfilled in life. I learnt this truth a longtime
ago. So, wherever you are, whatever you are going through, you must manifest
the attitude of gratitude (to God).
When was the last time you thought it necessary that God deserves to be thanked if for nothing but for the fact that you are alive? To him that is joined to the living there is hope. Ungratefulness is unfaithfulness, and once you are unfaithful better things may be far from you. Think about it, in ALL things (not just in some things) give thanks including what you are passing through. Your attitude to gratitude simply defines your next altitude in life.
TWO, having developed the act and heart of thankfulness to God, you must have faith and hope that although today isn't palatable, but your tomorrow will be better. The fact is, everyone from time to time encounters setbacks in life. But the truth (not a fact now), setback in life could turn around as a setup for a comeback! Backwardness sometimes produces forward motions.
Think about it;
- An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards
- David's catapult that killed Goliath was first pulled backwards (like every other catapult) before hitting the target
- In long jumps, the athlete moves far backwards so as to get a forward propulsive drive that is able to break the record
- On a football pitch, the penalty kick taker, the free kick taker and the goal kick taker all move steps backward before shooting the ball forward. How far backward they go is determined by the range of shot they desire. If you want a long forward range, by principle you move further backwards.
FRIEND, DO YOU REALIZE THAT WHEN LIFE SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING YOU BACKWARDS WITH TOUGH SITUATIONS, CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES, IT MEANS VERY SOON YOU ARE LAUNCHING FORWARD INTO SOMETHING GREAT? Pitfalls are actually peak-fronts in the making.
Remember, life is like a parade ground, you may be backward today but at the sound of "ABOUT TURN", the last becomes the first. That will be your story. I wish you greatness in life.
When was the last time you thought it necessary that God deserves to be thanked if for nothing but for the fact that you are alive? To him that is joined to the living there is hope. Ungratefulness is unfaithfulness, and once you are unfaithful better things may be far from you. Think about it, in ALL things (not just in some things) give thanks including what you are passing through. Your attitude to gratitude simply defines your next altitude in life.
TWO, having developed the act and heart of thankfulness to God, you must have faith and hope that although today isn't palatable, but your tomorrow will be better. The fact is, everyone from time to time encounters setbacks in life. But the truth (not a fact now), setback in life could turn around as a setup for a comeback! Backwardness sometimes produces forward motions.
Think about it;
- An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards
- David's catapult that killed Goliath was first pulled backwards (like every other catapult) before hitting the target
- In long jumps, the athlete moves far backwards so as to get a forward propulsive drive that is able to break the record
- On a football pitch, the penalty kick taker, the free kick taker and the goal kick taker all move steps backward before shooting the ball forward. How far backward they go is determined by the range of shot they desire. If you want a long forward range, by principle you move further backwards.
FRIEND, DO YOU REALIZE THAT WHEN LIFE SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING YOU BACKWARDS WITH TOUGH SITUATIONS, CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES, IT MEANS VERY SOON YOU ARE LAUNCHING FORWARD INTO SOMETHING GREAT? Pitfalls are actually peak-fronts in the making.
Remember, life is like a parade ground, you may be backward today but at the sound of "ABOUT TURN", the last becomes the first. That will be your story. I wish you greatness in life.
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