I think I can

I have this ongoing battle between my will, my desire, my dreams and reality. There is so much I want to do and accomplish with my life and most of the time I think I can, but there are times when weariness, and pain and life in general tends to make me think “you had your shot, now just take it easy and let someone else take over from here on”. I have more knowledge, more wisdom, more experience, more character, than I have ever had but I am such a victim of this physical body that I live in. It seems odd that God has made life so that when you have the most to offer you have the least amount of energy and drive to give it to those who need it. I am fully convinced that life is all about character development and the ” I think I can, I think I can, I think I can” attitude that doesn’t give up is the ultimate character builder. So it is not just about doing something that matters it is doing something that matters when it is very hard to do it. Persistence, endurance, faithfulness, grit are the ultimate character traits that propel a person towards Christ like character rapidly. My thinking about and understanding about life is so very important to me making right choices. A motto of mine is “do the right thing because it is the right thing and remember that God sees”.

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  1. Nettie Grizzle's avatarNettie Grizzle

    I can identify with those feelings. In my seventies I really began to realize than I could not do what I one time did. Now in my eighties it takes even more “I think I cans” to accomplish much of anything. The mind says yes but the body is in total rebellion.

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