Harder than it has to be

I think I am pretty good at solving problems and finding solutions. I think. But, I will admit that I have gotten myself into a lot of the problems I have to find solutions for because I think I am good at solving problems and finding solutions. Sometimes, I should probably leave well enough alone.

I have often told others to not create their own problem. We often tend to take on problems that are not ours to fix. Then, we stress over the fact that we can't fix it. The first thing to note is whether it is your problem or not. While we are to help one another bear their burdens, we aren't obligated to take on their problems as our own.

Today's word is a simple saying that helps me to remember that, sometimes, I create my own problems: "Sometimes life is hard, but sometimes we make it harder than it has to be."

Look life is hard. The Bible tells us that it rains on the just and the unjust. We are all going to have difficulties and problems. We are all going to have those moments when it seems that life is just too hard, too complicated. But, we often take our mole hills and make them mountains.

Again, we are to help one another; we are not to aid and abet. We are to nurture, care for, and restore one another; we are not to encourage and condone repetitive bad behavior. Let's fix what we can. Let's not create our own problems. Let's tackle the difficult situations that arise but let's not make it harder than it has to be.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T