Moving out of the clutches of addiction where your only sense of normal, comfort, or even love is under its spell, into a redefined understanding of reality, possibility, and freedom takes fighting and winning a daily battle mentally, physically, and emotionally. Those who are fighting to pull it off are true warriors in my mind and should be celebrated, encouraged, and supported because it is a battle without end.
We all have our battles to fight. Demons that lurk in the darkness of our mind and heart, just waiting on an opportunity to strike. Failures in our past and failures yet to come. Things that are self-imposed and others out of our control.
Most of us are either walking through a present storm, drying off from one that recently ended, or preparing for one to hit.
Most of us are either walking through a present storm, drying off from one that recently ended, or preparing for one to hit.
While storming through life, remember two things:
- Win the day. One day at a time. As Coach John Wooden says, "Make each day your masterpiece."
- You aren't defined by your failures or struggles; you are who God says you are...and that's awesome.
"Your name will no longer be Jacob," the man told him. "From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won." (Genesis 32:28)
