Who do you wanna be?

One of the last things I want to hear when I'm upset is....take a guess... Godly advice. What? I know, crazy huh? I get so frustrated when one of the people closest to me starts telling me about God while I'm upset. But you know what? That's when I need it the most no matter how much I don't think so. When I'm angry for example, I'm letting the devil have control of me. All that time I spend angry, I'm missing opportunities in my life I'll never get back when I could be happy. God brings joy, peace, laughter, happiness, and so much more. If I would look to Him in my discomfort and my sadness as much as I do everything else in life I'd be a lot happier and handle things differently. So when I say I need it the most when I don't want to hear it, I need my focus re-directed to what matters more than anything in this world, God. I have to remember that God can bring me peace while I'm in these crazy storms of life. "I have told you these things that in me you will have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world!" John 16:33. He already says that's we're going to have trouble and obstacles we are going to have to face! We will. And we have to look at them in a positive attitude. I, for one, definitely struggle with this, but I know that I'm going through it for a reason. I know that God wouldn't make make me go through heart ache for no reason. Everything you go through in life is to help you prepare for what you'll face in the future and shape you into who God intends for you to be. It's up to you whether you become who God intends you to be or whether you become bitter. That may sound harsh but who you become in this life is entirely up to you.