CONQUER YOURSELF
MOVING ON FROM MISTAKES
Your thoughts have the power to impact your feelings. During the process of selfmortification while progressing in spirituality, you might find yourself dwelling on mistakes you made in the past or other horrible memories. Memories are linked with emotions. Remembering a traumatising experience can trigger the negative emotions you felt at the time. If you relive the past, you’ ll notice that you’ ll be happy one minute and deeply disturbed the next. Recognise the fact that the past is past. Some people have the tendency to overthink every situation and dwell on the past. The more you over-analyse the past, the more carried away you get in your thoughts. As a result, those negative thoughts begin to affect your mood. Don’ t waste your today for your yesterday.
What you have done in the past cannot be compared to your present because you did not have the knowledge then that you might have today.
Convince yourself that you cannot change the past, however, you hold the power to change your future and that is what is important. With this perception, you will find it easier to shake off negative thoughts.
Remember that forgiveness is a divine attribute. [ 1 JOHN 1:19; COLOSSIANS 3:13 ] God is forgiving and he loves those who forgive.
Learn to forgive yourself and others; do not persecute people for their past and do not allow your past to haunt you!
DEALING WITH FAILURE
Failure can be hard and the inability to cope with it can be crippling. It can profoundly affect your self-confidence and overall emotional state. If you’ re not careful, you may find yourself suffering from an inferiority complex.
Success is achievable for anyone, as long as they are determined. Determination is the not-so-secret secret to overcoming failure. Be determined no matter what happens!
If you treat every failure as a learning experience that will help mold you into a better person- and you never give up- you will achieve your goal.
When you fail, it helps to examine your steps. Determine:
• How should it have been done?
• How did you do it?
• What mistakes did you make?
• How can you avoid making those mistakes in the future?