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Turn Stumbling Blocks Into Building Blocks
from January 2021
by Heather Tate
Stumbling blocks come in many forms, shapes, and Unfortunately, this perspective is deeply rooted from a sizes. Your stumbling blocks may be related to career young age. First, I must retrain my view of failure—even the success or personal dreams. Your personal stumbling imagined failures that may never happen. Step one: Admit blocks may be more basic, like making sure you have food that failure is an opportunity for growth and development, to eat or enough money to pay the bills each month. I am not an end to your plans. blessed to know God provides for and meets my needs, yet I Do you constantly feel you are starting over, beginning face stumbling blocks in my life every day, as do others. As again? I sure do! As often as I make a plan, try to outline a we wrap up a year filled with loads of uncertainty, let's look timeline, or think I’ll get it done this time, I end up tripping ahead at how we might turn our stumbling blocks of life over another stumbling block. I’ve decided it is time to turn into building blocks for our future. stumbling blocks into building blocks. Rather than falling
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When I think of resolutions for a new year, I am over these obtrusive obstacles, I will use them to pave the overwhelmed by the goals I have had throughout my life way forward and up. Step two: Learn from challenging that are still unmet. I feel as though I’m obstacles and allow them to propel you forward rather starting over each time I try to move past the than slow you down. stumbling blocks that caused a setback. When In the past, I’ve fought internal battles surrounding I feel like I can make progress, something else stumbling blocks because I tend to forget that when I happens that gets in the way. I propose to fall down, I can get back up and dust myself off. I don’t you this year that we turn those stumbling have to allow the fall to shut me down; neither do you! blocks into building blocks together! It’s time for us to encourage and build each other up
I believe one reason stumbling (1 Thessalonians 5:11) and move beyond what causes blocks keep me down is because of us to stumble. Romans 14:13 says, “Therefore, let us no my perspective on failure. I’m quick longer judge one another. Instead decide never to put a to call myself a failure, even before I stumbling block or pitfall in the way of your brother or move forward with my goals. I realize sister.” Let’s check our perspective and move beyond my perspective on failure affects my what holds us back. Step three: Encourage others and pursuit of success. remember that you can pick yourself up after a fall. Believe your dreams are worth the ambition it takes to achieve them, and move beyond the stumbling blocks! Will you join me on this journey? If you would like to join me on this journey, please join the private group Turn Stumbling Blocks into Building Blocks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/682038222714435/.
About The Author Heather Tate is the founder and president of Intricate Umbrella Inc, a Public Relations and Communications company. Heather’s desire is to help anyone fulfill their true purpose in life through education and personal development. To find out more about Intricate Umbrella Inc and services offered, visit IntricateUmbrella.com or email Heather@IntricateUmbrella.com.
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