Live Out Loud: Look for the gifts in all things and circumstance

"In school you get the lesson and then take the test... In life you take the test and then get the lesson." - Unknown Source

How is a problem or circumstance in your life really an opportunity?

Problems invite you to go inside to recognize a bigger picture of yourself and of life. This bigger picture brings meaning to what is unfolding. Don't forget that we are all on a journey.
According to your perception, these processes involved in this journey of life are problems. But, in the school of life they are not. They are part of your story to Glory!
Most times you complain because you have not seen the vision of the Glory before us. You get discourage because you fail to see the Glory ahead of the Story. You see the "problems" as problems; they are not!
When something happen, people start reading negative meaning to it.
You forget that in electricity, we have the positive and negative wires, both are making electrification possible in our houses. If you take the negative wire and ignore the positive one, you will miss the current. If the negative is not there too, it won't work! Funny! Even in life you have heat and cold, man and woman, etc. Imagine a world without sun or day. How about a world without night? It will be devastating. Nature is always balance!

Many run away from their assignments, shy away from their destinies and destroy their destinies by themselves, because they were discouraged.

You are in a movie set with script in hand, acting your role. If you want to be best in that role you have to adhere to the script. The Script-writer, director, producer is God almighty and no one else.

Life is a process. The processes may involved road bends, diversions, hurdles, burnt, heats, speedbreaks, boarding and alighting etc.

Moses moved from water to the Palace,
from the Palace to the desert, and lived 40years as a shepherd of Jethro's flock until he was fully ready.
He learned from the processes and was able to take the flock of God through the desert for 40years.

Joseph is not left out too. He moved from Father's house to slavery in Potipha house. From Potipha's house to prison. Then from prison to the Palace.
And so many others!

When you feel trapped in a problem, see if you can shift your perspective. God wants to use them for good in your life. Others react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.

"My troubles turned out all for the best. They forced me to learn from your textbook. Truth from your mouth means more to me than striking it rich in a gold mine." Psalm 119:71-72 (Msg)

Ask yourself, "What am I being invited to learn from this situation?"

The answer will always revolve around a quality or value, like gratitude, freedom, compassion, love, will, humour or acceptance. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life by Rick Warren .

The answer will also always promote union rather than separation.
As soon as we find the meaning in our challenge, our resistance to it melts away. Often, awareness of the lesson is all that is needed to resolve the problem. If not, the awareness brings us courage and ways to work through it.