Planning

Last night I had an appointment with a financial planner. He explained how people every day take advantage of that fact that we do not know how to use money. He explained how it can really harm us if we don't know about things.

How true that is in life, we say we are Christians, but what does it mean to you? Who do you run to for help? I have spoken to my number of people with the idea that they knew what to do when trouble hits, but do we do it?

I started thinking about things in my own life. In my thoughts, I have found that when I have problems, it is so much easier saying they are my problems, instead of asking for help, then I fight to solve them on my own. Do you know how hard it is to ask for help? I hate admitting that, because even me admitting my faults opens me up for hurt, but I wonder how many other people hate admitting that they need help, they need prayer, that they need something.

My fear is about being let down, and so by not asking, I can't be hurt. But doesn't that actually hurt me in the long run. It is a repeating cycle and that is why I am being honest, because the time for it to stop is now.  I realize where the scars came from is from past hurts, but God wants to heal the past and allow us to walk in freedom today, by being willing to ask for help, by being willing to admit my struggles, God continues to heal the past and works in making a fuller completer life.

Healing from the past can not be accomplished without allowing God to work in my life. I am continuing to learn, to grow and to change, not my way but yours God.