YOUR IMMEDIATE SITUATION

Parents - Whatever your situation in life, you will always have some kind of duty or responsibility, especially to our parents or authority figures, who have put themselves out, given you life and nurtured your early years with considerable self-sacrifice.

Because of their additional decades of life experience, and also their affection for you, it is always valuable to consider their opinion, or wise advice from other older people, before making any important decisions.

If though, there is any kind of abuse, be it physical, emotional or sexual, then any vulnerable young person should talk about the situation with an adult who you trust.

Sharing such a problem will be a strength for you to consider what can be done to stop further abuse.

Regarding your few real friends and many acquaintances on Social Media, you have choices. People only have as much power over you, as you give them.

Choosing to allow yourself to be influenced by the Values of the  Social Media community is not being 'You', and often causes unhappiness with your own life, when you compete with other people’s ‘Highlight Reel’ of selected photos.

Fun is not happiness after all.

Comparing yourself with others to determine your worth is such an unfair measurement. Comparison distorts your view of reality, and can cause you to either be defeated and unhappy, or puffed up with pride which is without foundation. You are the one and only - 'You'.

Theodore Roosevelt stated: “Comparison of the thief of Joy!”, pointing out that “A flower does not think of competing with other flowers next to it. It just blooms."

Be Good! - When making decisions about your Immediate Situation, always do your best to 'be good’, or 'do the right thing' – which will be guided by your Conscience.

Peace and Happiness peace is promised to those who try to do good, and those who act against their Conscience, for whatever reason of external pressure, will lose their peace in quiet moments.

“Peace to men of good will!”

“There is no peace for the wicked”

In the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ dictated by Jesus, the reason he included the line:

“Give us this day our daily bread”

… is because God wants us to only be concerned with the needs of today. One day at a time!

We are not to worry about tomorrow, or next week, or the future - but only to deal with the decisions in front of us, today.

This removes anxiety about future stuff outside of your control.

So whatever your Immediate Situation may be:

• Be dutiful and attend to your responsibilities
• Be ‘good’ in your decisions and action, resist peer pressure – be true to yourself.
• Treat others – everyone - as you would like to be treated
• Ask and Trust God to guide you with His Heart Intuition and spontaneous Inspirations.

The height of spiritual maturity is docility and abandonment to God. God Has A Plan

Ask and trust God to be at the centre of your day. Be curious, not concerned.

This trust and docility promises a lifestyle of great peace and blessings.