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The Empowering Word for November 2021 is, Again.  Life isn’t always fair and sometimes it seems like good people have to work harder to get what they want in life, while not-so-good people might not have to work as hard to get what they want in life.  No, life isn’t fair, but it is worth living.  Sometimes, you have to run a little faster, jump a little higher, push a little harder, walk a little swifter, pray without ceasing, and think a little sharper; all while wondering, when will I get a break?  When will life get easier for me?  I deserve everything that I want in life and that I have worked so hard to achieve.  These are things that you might say to yourself in times of trouble or what may seem like unanswered prayers.  You might get frustrated.  You might even want to give up.  You might shut down or even have an emotional breakdown.  But, I’m here to tell you to keep pushing forward. No matter how hard things may get, keep working towards achieving your goals.  If you truly want it, give it one more try. 

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Be vulnerable to disappointment, it is a part of life.  On the other side of disappointment is achievement.  You have the ability to achieve great things, even if those things do not come to you easily.  Remember, You are trying to make your life better.  You can’t stop now, you’ve come too far.  What you are doing to achieve your goals, You are doing it for you.  You are doing it for your family.  You are doing it, because it matters that much to you, whatever the “it” is for you.  So, be open to giving it one more try.  Be open to trying again, even if you have to take a different approach.  Remember, what the devil meant for evil, God can turn it around for your good, to His glory.  Never stop trying to achieve what you want to achieve for your life.  It is in the moment that you want to give up that doors will begin to open for you, if you just try, again.

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Trying one more time, might mean that you will need to get rid of negative energy and pessimism.   You will need to give up your insecurities and defeated spirit.   Replace the energy with positivity and optimism, despite what is going on in your life right now.  Take control over your mind and the thoughts that you feed it.  There are bad habits that you will need to give up.  There are people that you will need to let go of.  There are honest conversations that you will need to have with yourself.  You can live the life you want to live, so don’t give up on achieving your goals.  If at first you fail, give it one more try. If it is within God's Will for your life, it will happen.

 

In a sermon last month at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, guest Pastor William Curtis states, “Don’t let your expectations of what you think God should do for you, exceed God’s Will for your life.”  If what you want or pray for is not happening, perhaps it is because it is not God’s Will for your life or it will take place in God’s timing, not your timing.  Pray asking God, Is what I want for my life, aligned with your Will for my life?  Prove to yourself that you have what it takes to wait on God.  Prove to yourself that you have what it takes to make your dreams come true. If what you want is in God's Will, try one more time to achieve it.  Reclaim it.  You deserve to do it for Yourself…Again.

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By Lynnette Clement