How God Moved Me to Give Up My Business
A year after surrendering my life to the Lord, I was pushed to face a difficult decision I never thought I’d have to make.
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A year after surrendering my life to the Lord, I was pushed to face a difficult decision I never thought I’d have to make.
Amidst the shadows and corruption of this neo-noir mystery are challenging themes for us in a world which is increasingly enraged and struggling with hopelessness and a bleak future.
This is how I used to picture success: dressed in a classy suit and high heels, coasting in a luxury car, strolling into a shiny office building.
Unfortunately, real life has been quite the opposite.
My friends once lamented to me how hard it was to form new friendships once we hit a certain age. Having spent a large part of my life moving towns and countries, I know too well the pain of having to start all over again and make new friends.
Courage, dear child, was God’s silent whisper to me. I didn’t understand it then, but I held onto His promise that He is with me. Little did I know that my greatest fear was about to happen.
“Is he worth wearing a skirt for?”
That’s the question a good friend left with me after I shared my doubts about the guy I was dating.
Sacrificial love is hard, even when it is directed towards someone we truly love.
But loving someone we don’t love—someone who makes our life miserable and difficult, well, that feels almost impossible at times!
We live in a culture that teaches us to put ourselves first and do whatever it takes to get into our ideal course or dream job. The message is clear—we need to stand out, to constantly evolve because if we don’t, we will be left behind.
If you’re still thinking about doing something new for this year, I’d really like to suggest a CAR. And I don’t mean a physical one (unless we need one).
CAR—Competency, Autonomy and Relationship—is a learning principle that can help us flourish and foster positive mental health.
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