What are you avoiding?
What if tomorrow that thing, or circumstance,
or person changed - for the better?
And the issue or problem no longer exists?
What is the opposite?
How can you approach1 instead of avoid?
How can you achieve future positive outcomes?
What do you want?
No, not what you don't want.
What DO you want!
What can you do?
Wait a minute, I didn't ask what you can't do.
I asked what you can do!
Approach 1 goals bypass the pitfalls of avoidance 2 .
Focus on desires orients energy toward outcomes.
Could Peter walk on water?
Absolutely -
even if it he only did it for a few steps!
And, Peter walked during the height of the storm.
"[H]e saw the wind boisterous ...."
From then on, Peter could say, "Yes, I can!"
And note, Jesus told him how to do it again.
Matthew 14:22-33
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| Saint PeterAttempting to Walk on Water François Boucher Cathédrale Saint-Louis (1766) Versailles |
In October 2012, President Henry B Eyring, taught:
“The pavilion that seems to intercept divine aid does not cover God but occasionally covers us. God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are, covered by a pavilion of motivations that draw us away from God and make Him seem distant and inaccessible. . . . but we may be unwilling to listen or submit to His will and His time. . . . God is close to us and aware of us and never hides from His faithful children."
“We remove the pavilion when we feel and pray, ‘Thy will be done’ and ‘in Thine own time.’ His time should be soon enough for us since we know that He wants only what is best.”
"The Lord’s delays often seem long; some last a lifetime. But they are always calculated to bless. They need never be times of loneliness or sorrow or impatience. Although His time is not always our time, we can be sure that the Lord keeps His promises." (Where Is The Pavilion?, 2012)
1. Conoley, C. W., Plumb, E. W., Hawley, K. J., Spaventa-Vancil, K. Z., & Hernández, R. J. (2015). Integrating Positive Psychology Into Family Therapy: Positive Family TherapyΨ. Counseling Psychologist, 43(5), 703. doi:10.1177/0011000015575392
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