Be Fit for Our Father's Kingdom

To be in a position of great change, whichever way one looks, is not the situation for despair.  It is a question here of recognising the opportunities that are set before you.

Each and every soul of this earth plane of existence has to move forward in order to progress.  Not to do so, is to stagnate and stagnation causes one to be left behind, which in effect is to go backwards.

Every moment of every day brings a new challenge and through your mindset, you have to realise that step by step you move on by making the right decisions and not giving up on them.

You cannot go forward if you hide or shirk your responsibilities and hiding away or hoping that they will not appear, because of course they most certainly will.

Look towards to those people who you most admire.  Stop and think why you admire them.  You do so, because you admire what they have achieved, especially in adversity when they have lifted themselves up from the floor and carried on with the fight again.

Refusing to take personal responsibility always ends in failure.  Not only do you fail yourself, but also those who are around you.  Everybody is in the same boat and has their own responsibilities to address.

The boat is only able to continue successfully on the sea, because each member of the crew takes personal responsibility for their actions and does their job, so that the whole may succeed and under the jurisdiction of the captain that boat progresses forwards.

We all have a captain in our own lives.  We are all part of a team, whether that is at work or at home.  Nobody is alone and not dependent on those around them in some way.  Each and every one of us is dependent on the actions of others.

So it is necessary for us to do our bit so that others may continue on their way.  If we have failed them, then we cannot complain if they let us down in their own way.

Always remember that the path that we tread is towards our Fathers Kingdom and, in order to go in, we will have to show that we have carried out our responsibilities to the best of our abilities.

It will be of no avail to make excuses, because any excuses, as we stand at the point of entry, will be laid bare.  We shall be seen exactly for what we are and if we have hidden away from our duties then, at this point, we will be covered in shame.

If we have used our lives selflessly in helping others and have given our time and love to those in need, then we shall have no need to hang our heads in disappointment.

Face the future squarely and see every change that is around you and is enforced upon you and your community as an opportunity to make things better for all concerned.

Do not give up on others as you would not expect others to give up on you.  If you feel neglected, then ask yourself what you may have done to be abandoned and not helped by those who love and give help to others around you.

In every one of us there is a role to play and if we are too busy thinking about ourselves, then we are not playing that role for others to learn by and to experience harmony and peace.

Each of us has a calling and we must do the very best we can by putting others before ourselves and then we shall be fit for our Father's Kingdom.  Amen.