Bad things happen to good people.
All the time.
Did you get stuck in traffic this week?
Or have you ever lost your cellphone—with all the phone numbers lost forever?
Or have you ever had the terrible experience of your computer crashing—and all your files vanishing to oblivion for all eternity? (I wonder if there’s a data heaven somewhere in this universe?)
Or have you ever experienced your boss shouting at you for something that wasn’t your fault?
Or have you ever experienced the pain of your boyfriend or girlfriend dumping you for another person?
I repeat. Bad things happen to good people all the time.
I can’t answer why they happen.
But here’s my bigger question: What do you do when bad things happen to you?
Do you sulk?
Do you complain?
Do you just stay put and do nothing?
Or do you have a bias for action?
Here’s my simple yet big message for you today: Winners have a bias for action. That’s why they’re winners.
I want you to watch this crazy short video. It’s less than one minute. It’s really funny.
But its lesson is incredibly profound. Here is the link...
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Insane, right?
But you’ll be surprised that a lot of people do the exact same thing when bad things happen to them.
They freeze.
They get stuck.
They just stay there.
They complain.
They complain to the world.
Friend, has a bad thing happened to you?
Don’t get stuck.
Don’t complain. It’s useless.
Stand up.
Instead of complaining, do something.
If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, limp. If you can’t limp, crawl. Stumble your way to greatness.
Why? Because God never said that no bad thing will ever happen to you. But here’s His big promise: That every time a bad thing will happen to you, good things will come out of it. Every time! Because Romans 8:28 says that all things will work for good to those who love Him.
==== How Do You Respond To Fire?====
One day, a young woman came to her grandfather and cried on his shoulder. She told him of her many problems. She felt so overwhelmed by them. It seemed like everything in her life was going wrong.
After she wept many tears, the old man told her, “Let’s go to the kitchen. I have something to show you.”
In the kitchen, the grandfather prepared three pots of water on the cooking range. On the first pot, he placed carrots. On the second pot, he placed eggs. On the third pot, he placed coffee beans. And he lit the fire beneath each of them.
For twenty minutes, they sat in silence as the fire heated the pots. After twenty minutes, the grandfather said, “If you notice, the fire underneath the pots are the same. Same heat. Same temperature. Yet you’ll notice how different things react to the fire.”
He fished out the carrots and placed it in a bowl. He made his granddaughter touch it.
“It’s soft,” she said.
He got an egg, broke it, and gave it to her.
“Hard boiled,” she said.
Finally, he opened the coffee pot—its fragrance filling the room. He poured a cup for her. She took a sip.
“That’s nice,” she said, “thanks, grandpa. But what does this all mean?”
He said, “Child, you’re going through fire. You’re going through trials. Everybody does. But how are you reacting? Are you like the carrot who thought it was hard and strong, but when the fire came, it became weak and lost all its strength? Or are you like the egg that had a malleable spirit and a tender heart, but when trials came, hardened its heart? Or are you like the coffee bean? The fire released its flavor and aroma. Your trials can release your gifts and dreams. Your trials can set you free. So tell me, are you a carrot, an egg, or coffee beans?”
--bo sanchez--
