"There was some hope for my child. That's what the doctor had told me. I returned a little while later to find that my child was gone, the doctor was gone and the whole hospital was gone!"
Be careful of arrogance. It can come in many forms. There are arrogant people who feel they’re all powerful. They attribute all their achievements and success to their own capabilities & neglect the Almighty in the whole equation. Darkness and disbelief cover their hearts.
Stop complaining, making excuses & blaming others for what’s going on in your life. It’s easy to look for scapegoats. But a mature person realizes that whatever happens is mostly a result of previous choices made. For change to occur, you need to make new choices.
Think of death often. Don’t let this world & the false sense of security it offers fool you. No one can escape death. When it finally comes, we’ll realize how wrong we had been about this world. So don’t fall for this deception. Prepare for the Hereafter before it’s too late.
When you stain your tongue with slander, backbiting and gossip, your spirituality goes down significantly. You may think you’re harming the other person but in actual fact, you’re harming yourself. So learn to hold your tongue because it has the power to make you or break you.
The Almighty puts different people in our lives for different reasons. No one is there by accident. Learn to identify the people He has placed in your life and be sensitive to the purpose they serve. Some won’t be there forever. There is a time, place and purpose for everything.