Hi Everyone,
Good to be back again. It’s been a little while. And to my
friends who have been expecting the rest of the Diaries of a New Yorker, I can
promise you that you won’t be disappointed in the end. Sometimes, it’s difficult to keep up with one
thing because there are thousands of other things that require one’s attention. I smile as I type this. I need to be able to multitask I guess.
There are dozens of thoughts in my head even as I try to put
this together. For a long time, I considered myself “A Melancholic”. Going by
Tim LaHaye’s book; the Spirit Controlled Temperament, People who are “melancholic”
in nature tend to be loyal to their family and friends, extremely careful,
respectful, follow the norms of the society, as well as family traditions.. A
major weakness of this type of temperament is pessimism. A person with this
temperament is very introspective, always sees life from a serious perspective,
and is often feeling burdened and brought down by temporal affairs.
Life is full of ups and downs. Today, it’s sunny and
beautiful . The next day, it’s rainy and gloomy. Everybody will have his own
share of ups and downs in life. Sometimes, all you want to do is lock yourself
up in a room and be by yourself. Other times, you are hanging out with your
friends, having a great time and telling yourself life is beautiful.
What do you do when things get difficult, life gets
unbearably painful, and you are left feeling dissatisfied and empty? What do
you do when your trust is betrayed and you are left alone? What do you do when
you are sitting with your head bowed low in the valley of despair? Everything
isn’t just working out the way you planned, and you are confused.
Take a minute and try to think about the answers to these
questions. My answers—cry, shout and ask God why, let myself get drowned in
sorrow, call friends, talk about the problems constantly, cry on a friend’s
shoulder, and lastly pray and trust God. Whatever your answers are, I bet they’ll
be similar to mine. People are pretty much the same all over.
Some of us who’ll be reading this know about the Biblical
story of David and Goliath. Goliath posed as an unbeatable enemy. He taunted,
puffed, sneered and jeered at the Israelis. David was only a little boy who
took one look at the toothless bulldog and proclaimed the magnificence and the
power of his God over the situation. God who had helped him to kill a lion with
his bare hands would also deliver the uncircumcised philistine into his hands.
David laughed at the situation, affirmed that God would
deliver Goliath into his hands and he would feed his head to the birds of the
air. Effortlessly, David pretty much became a Champion in the whole of Israel.
It all happened within the twinkle of an eye. Soon, the vultures were perched
over Goliath’s head feasting on it and remarking on how juicy his flesh tasted.
I no longer consider myself a Melancholic. I’ve discarded
that phrase. I can choose my thoughts, and think on thoughts of victory. The
best part is I can talk to the one who loves me the most-God, shake my tail
feather, and get moving.
Don’t be defeated no matter what you’re going through. Hold
unto God, hang in there, get great support from wonderful friends and family.
Finally, Smile, laugh, and embrace the wind!
See ya!!
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