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From a recent post to the Jack’s Winning Words blog come this inspirational message – “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”  (Henry Ford) Jack also mentioned the Bob Seger hit “Against The Wind”, which he commented was inspired by Segar’s days as a cross country runner and running into the wind.

Going against the wind, into the face of adversity, can be something that lifts us like the airplane, to new heights. There are lots of inspirational sayings about how dealing with adversity makes us stronger or better people. It’s easy in the midst of a crisis to lose sight of all of those sayings and advice about the thought that what doesn’t kill us make us stronger.

Perhaps the best thing to think about in moments of crisis, when you are struggling into the wind, is that you are not alone. Most real crises in life leave us feeling alone, like it is us against the world or maybe that no one else in the world can know and understand what you are going through and how you feel about it. Yet we are not alone. God is there with us through everything, waiting patiently for us to acknowledge Him and turn to Him for help. Why would he wait for us to ask? He gave us free will and he is waiting for us to acknowledge that we cannot help ourselves in this situation and to finally say, “Not my will, but thy will be done.”

No matter how steep of a dive you are in, spiraling down into the abyss of despair and depression; if you hand God the wheel and let Him take control of your life, he will pull you back out of that pit. You are acknowledging to God that, “I cannot save myself; but I believe that you can save me.” The two main thoughts there are letting go of your ego and the struggle to find the solution by yourself and putting your trust and belief in the power of God. You may still be buffeted by the winds that you are facing and there may still be pain; but, you will also feel the power of God to take whatever the winds may throw your way and use it to lift you up.

Once you hear God say to you, “I’ve got this”, you can let go of those things from your past that have been causing you pain and start to look forward to a brighter future. Life can once again become a journey of endless discovery and new joys and not the dead-end path of despair that you were traveling. You will also find it much easier to use the little sports phrase, “little help here” when appealing to God for guidance and help with future adversities. It becomes easier and easier to turn to Him when you have experienced His hand in your life in past crises; and the good news is that the result is always the same – He lifts you up whenever you are running against the wind.

So, no matter what the current crisis is in your life; take a moment to stop and invite God back into your life and embrace the help that He can give you. The problems that you have may be bigger than anything that you can deal with, but noting is too big for God to handle, if you let Him take control. If you have to run against the wind, at least take along God as your running mate. It’s amazing how the wind parts in front of you when He is running interference for you.

Have a great rest of the week and don’t fear the winds that may be swirling around you. God will use them to lift you up.