BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE
Every human being faces everyday challenges. We all have them. No way is immune from problems, sickness and death. Hurdles to jump, mountains to climb and oceans to swim are a part of life. There is always a fire to put out or something to fix. Life is filled with repairs that await our attention.
Maintenance is a daily grind. Property maintenance, car and our physical bodies. You cannot ignore any of the three for very long without consequences. It is a big job staying on top of all that we need to do.
Sometimes the load becomes heavy. So much to do. This is why some people eventually get tired of too much to do and try to downsize. Sometimes you can and sometimes you cannot. If you can, then it is fine if you want to.
Life is largely about what we want to do. If you enjoy having a lot to do then changing your lifestyle may not be for you. But if you would enjoy having less to worry about, then it sounds like a good move.
If we have good health we can do more. If our health is declining then our major priority had better be our health. Once our health is gone, we will be unable to do anything.
Having blood work done by your local doctor is very important. You should do it every year. If there are some concerns, you may want to do it every six months or more. The numbers will tell you if your cholesterol or sugar is too high or if there are other concerns. If you receive a bad report, you have to manage every day which foods you are not going to eat and which you will try to eat. This becomes a job because it is not easy to cut out ice cream, cheeseburgers and pizza. Usually, these three are among the first food groups to be outlawed or at least cut way back in our regular eating.
There are more hurdles in life than our diets. Americans face financial challenges from paying rent to buying groceries. Credit card rates and interest rates on homes and cars make for almost unbearable challenges for millions of Americans.
There is never a simple answer to all the stuff that we face every day in life. The will of the human spirit is the most critical factor in dealing with life hurdles. When the spirit is down it is easy to be overwhelmed. If our spirit is strong we navigate life’s problems better.
God will provide a way. He will see you through if you look to him for guidance. “Resist the devil and he will flee from you,” the Bible says. He may not go too far away, but remember that greater is he who is within you than he who is in the world. The strength of God is greater.
You may have to make some critical life changes. Change and giving up or starting a new direction is never easy. Still, it may be the way that God is leading you through your difficult circumstances.
Dr. Glenn Mollette is the author of a new book titled “Rambling Man With A Shaky Hand,” available via Kindle, Amazon Hard Back and other book sellers.