I was reading a devotional today and at the end of it was a quote by an unidentified author.
"The only difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is the way you use them."
Think about that....
How many times have we excused a decision by saying well so-and-so did or said blah, blah, blah?
How many times have we used the excuse of a bad childhood, an injury, illness, or condition, a bad situation, the loss of a loved one...to qualify our RIGHT to behave in a certain manner?
Our circumstance in life cannot dictate our place in life. We need to make a daily decision to use those times and seasons in life as stepping stones for the future. We can not allow them to be our stumbling blocks. Because if we do, then we are no better than the circumstance we are using to excuse our behaviors.
We cannot be defined by circumstance, we have to remember we are children of the KING and He is who defines us. He will use those same circumstance for His goodness.
Our circumstance is a part of who we are, but only a small part. The essence of who we are lies in our hearts. If our hearts belong to Him then there lies the difference....
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