James W. Inspirational Thoughts

  It's not your fault if your relationship fails, that's a two way street. But it is your fault if you "allow" it to fail and not place the Lord in the midst of your troubles. If your leaning on the Lord "after" the storm has passed and needing the strength to move forward, it's to late by that time. Why would you summon the Lord "after" the relationship has dissolved? That's backwards. If the Lord wasn't worthy enough for you to call on him during the relationship, you aren't worthy enough to call on him afterward the relationship is over. His purpose becomes pointless. That was just time in your life wasted you'll never retrieve back.

  We're faced with a plethora of serious decisions from one day to the next, with many being so routine you've taken for granted the seriousness of those decisions. And no it's not a negative that you've taken it for granted, but it does show just how "naturally" focused you are on life, so that's a positive. However, you still have a plethora of decisions collecting dust you haven't addressed that could bring pleasure into your life. Why haven't you addressed them? What are you waiting for?

  Why do some people feel compelled to create false narratives to make a point? Why not simple make a point, and allow the point itself to stand on it's own merit? If your making a point, believing in what you say, allow your point to carry it's own weight. Life itself doesn't need your help, it speaks for itself. You must allow the Lord to validate you, trusting that he will speak for you as needed. No further confirmation is needed at that point. So stop trying to have the last word as if your word matters, because it doesn't.

  Many people celebrate birthdays, but in actuality, your birthday is the day you were born. After that date it becomes a distant memory you'll never remember because you were only a few seconds old at the time you entered this world, so what are you celebrating?

  It's one thing to desire love and affection, it's another thing to reject love and affection when it's offered to you. Love and affection is not something that grows on trees, so it's not plentiful or widespread. That is not to say you have to go running for it as it presents itself. However, if that is something that has eluded you most of your adult life, one would wonder why would you reject something you may or may not ever see again? Your not doing yourself any favors by being abrasive, it will only harden your heart over time and cement your place in life away from true companionship.

  Sometimes in life you can put your best foot forward without actually putting your best foot forward with someone you care about. You shouldn't have to go all out to prove yourself to a person, that's overkill. Because in doing so means you have to maintain that level of over extending in order to keep that person interest. If the warm affection and attention you give that person isn't enough, that's the very same reason marriage will always elude them. People like that will grow old living life running from the obvious.