#purposebehindthepain

[troubledontlast1]

WHEN GOD WANTS TO MOVE YOU TO BIGGER BLESSINGS, HE’LL ALLOW A HEAVY STORM TO POUR ON YOU. EVERY PLANT GROWS AFTER RAIN. #repost @sayde_jay There isn’t a single storm or season that we endure that isn’t meant to mold us, shape us and make us stronger than we ever thought we could be. #difficulttimes Sometimes a storm in your life is what will blow you to the place you are longing to be. #storms God uses our trials to build our faith, draw us closer to Him, and give us a testimony of His faithfulness for others to see. #painisnecessary Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path. #hardtimes There are some things you can only learn in a storm. #struggle YOU CAN’T STOP THE WAVES FROM COMING, BUT YOU CAN LEARN TO RIDE THE WAVES. #pain Storms make trees take deeper roots. #suffering You can’t calm the storm so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass. #sadtimes The destiny in you is greater than any storm around you. #stormsinlife It is much easier to trust God when the sun is shining than to trust Him when the storm is raging around us. Yet we will never know our level of genuine faith until it is tested in a fierce storm, and that is why our Savior is on board. If you are ever to ‘be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power’ (Eph6:10), your strength will be born during a storm. #stormsoflife #purposeinpain Without rain, nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms of your life. #worsttimes Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God. #worsttimesoflife We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.- 2Cor.4:8-9 #godusespain There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.- Is.4:6 #challenges God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard. #reasonforsuffering He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.- Ps91:4 #purposebehindthepain (at Carrollton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlNwt4FT9Z/?igshid=1tem5iexr1vfj

[isebeasmara]

Day 2 to fulfillment

Here’s a fact - I am a control freak. I’m very opinionated, head strong, self-motivated, driven, ambitious and a natural born leader. I’ve always been the type to enjoy and thrive under the pressures of being in charge. Whether that’s controlling my own destiny, the type of woman I want to become, the life I want to build or the environment I'd like to shape for my growth - I like to know that I control it all. I’m also extremely self-aware and I think that’s due to always being very introverted and reflective. My whole life, I’ve always been told that my level of maturity and emotional intelligence was much greater than people my age. With that being said, I am fully aware of how to control my emotions, place my energy in things very thoughtfully and know how to balance logic and emotion. However, I’ve come to realize that when in extreme cases, I lose control of my feelings due to stepping out on risk - I feel helpless. It results in me having feelings of irrationality, discomfort and loss of oneself. Apparently, it causes me to fall into fight-or-flight because of a “perceived attack or threat to survival.” When I no longer feel like I am surviving, or being able to be my true self aka in control of my emotions and feelings - I cling to the control of anything within reach that will enable me to control it. It’s like my mind subconsciously tells the heart - “because I can no longer control your functions, I’m going to control what controlled you.” Unfortunately, what controlled me was the sustained love and attention from another.

First I was this amazingly focused individual that could manage her emotions in a very poised manner. Later, there I was controlling the attention of a man, the answers I expected to hear and the guilt that he felt. He went along with it because he wanted to be with me but not the things that came with the broken trust. I felt like I had the right to control my higher expectations as much I wanted to because I was the one that lost control. unintentionally. all of it was unintentional. I did not know what I was doing to him or the relationship. I wasn’t controlling him to do as I pleased or demanding him to do what I wanted, but I channeled those feelings of “Oh shit, I lost control of my own emotions,” to - “let me control the direction of this relationship and the outcome of feeling like I have no more control.” dramatic... I know. It’s all a part of reflecting.

Moral of the story:

I have no control over anything or anyone except my own words and actions. I am not God and I tried to play God by controlling the outcome of a situation I felt I no longer had control over. So there I was, back at square one realizing I am not in control and I am asking the one that IS in control, what I need to do to learn to release that need for control. 

[troubledontlast1]

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