HIMPower Magazine HimPower November 2017 | Page 14

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT What Are Your Options? PART 3 by Eturuvie Erebor I have heard it said, “When life throws you a lemon, make lemonade.” And what I know to be true is this; whenever life throws you a lemon, it will also throw at you the option of turning that lemon into a nice glass of lemonade. Life never puts you in a pit without giving you options to get out. According to Napoleon Hill, the author of the book, “Think and Grow Rich”, “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater 14  HimPower November 2017 benefit.” Consider your current situation? What options are available to bring you out of that unpleasant situation? The Bible gives a detailed account of Israel’s departure from Egypt. Initially, Pharaoh was pleased to let the people go following the death of all first born in Egypt. However, as Israel departed, he had second thoughts and decided to chase after them with about six hundred chosen char- iots. The Bible says, “And when Pharaoh