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The Pain Of Letting Go Of Hopes And Dreams, Part 1 of 2
Sometimes you have to let some hopes and dreams die in order to have
the hope and have the Light our God wants you to have. The most painful
moments of life are those moments when we let go of some of our hopes
and dreams. Please note the word "some" in the last statement.
The word "some" is not the same as the word "all".
For most of us, the truth is hard to accept, especially when
accepting the truth means we are going to have to let go of a hope or
dream.
Sometimes you have to let go of hopes and dreams or let hopes and
dreams die. The reasons for going through this painful process of
letting hopes and dreams die are many. When this truth is applied to
relationships, there can be no more painful moment in life than the
moment when we let go of our hopes and dreams to find another person or
to find others for whom we are seeking. However, having real hope
requires we be realistic. Realistically, there are times when we see the
truth and sometimes seeing the truth hurts. There are some points in
life, no matter how we work toward a vision, when we have to admit our
vision is out of reach. When assessing the hopes and dreams we hold and
our subsequent vision, we must continually assess the "reachability"
of our vision of the future.
A young boy can dream of playing basketball in the NBA. He can
practice every day, and may then play on his high school and college
team. However, to play in the NBA requires more than just hard work and
pursuing a vision fueled by hope. Playing in the NBA takes size, speed,
and athletic talents much greater than those traits we possess as
normal, ordinary folk. There are times in our life when one vision needs
to be given up and a new vision adopted. However, even when we give up
one dream, there are two dreams to take its place if we are still
willing to hope and dream.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/ |
