Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it.
Ok, so I had to Google this because I didn't understand what it meant. So I assume at least one other person won't know what it means either. It's a reference in the Bible (Genesis) when Abraham and Lot part ways because Lot doesn't believe in Abraham's knowledge of God. Lot continuously follows the wrong path and makes bad decisions and is constantly tortured for doing so. The idiom basically means "What I'm struggling with or my troubles in life."
So...
To me this means not following God's will that He has for me. The things I do against God's will, or forcing my will upon others or forcing my will to happen instead of my Higher Power's will.
That's a lot to take in!
I think everyone struggles with doing God's will. I personally think it can be very difficult to follow His will when I want things to go my way. Especially when His way is much more confusing and tribulating.
One major thing I am working to overcome is my self-righteousness. On the surface, one may not think that I am a self-righteous, selfish, self-centered person, but boy would you be wrong. My self-righteousness comes from me thinking I know what's best for everyone (including myself), and that everyone else makes the wrong life decisions no matter what. I can give you someone's character defect inventory quicker than you can sing the alphabet. I can tell you how you should live your life to become a happy, joyous and free person within seconds.
But in all reality, I sure as hell can't do any of that!
I've heard many many times that we are all God's children, and that He does not have grandchildren. I really like this saying because it reminds me that I am no one's director. I can't run other people's lives, I shouldn't run other people's lives, and in all honesty, I can't really run my life either. I am powerless over people, places and things for a reason. Because I am not God.
When I remember this, I become less self-righteous and self-centered. I accept people for who they are, regardless of what they are doing (right or wrong). I obtain compassion for people when I accept that I am no one's director. I become a softer person. I become understanding and willing to listen.
And in the end, when I follow this idea, I become the child that God wanted me to be.
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