When you have really screwed things up in your life, it can be difficult to even know where to begin in order to straighten it out. You may be haunted by the twists and turns your life has taken and overwhelmed by the burden of the consequences for your actions. Often, this kind of pressure can lead to more bad decisions and more poor choices simply because the thought of making amends is so daunting. If this is the case with you, make this your mantra: DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING*.
Instead of allowing yourself to be swallowed by the enormity of your mistakes, slow down and consider your next move carefully. Slowly and steadily, do the next right thing. Make the next right choice. And before you know it, that right choice will lead to another right choice and another and another and another, until finally, you are able to deal with what might be a "huge" right choice and because of all the small steps you have taken, you will be able to do that huge right thing you never thought you'd be able to do. God will bless your life as you begin taking those steps in the right direction. You can never go wrong when you do the next right thing!
*special thanks to Stacey Justus for this insight!
c2009 Lorenda Houston
