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Overcoming Apathy By Jeremy Lallier There are times in our lives when we lose our way, become stationary and cannot seem to move forward. What can we do?
any of us have, at some point in our lives, come into contact with that foul beast called apathy. It is a frightening monster, because when we find ourselves trapped in its clutches, we simply don't care enough to fight our way out. We are content to remain trapped, bereft of motivation or drive -- even the desire to regain these things seems beyond us. So what should we do to overcome apathy? What can we do, for that matter? As with all problems, apathy is surmountable. We can overcome. The following are four steps (I will not call them easy; if you have faced this problem yourself, you know why) that will help you in your struggle to do so. 1. Ask God for strength and willpower
2. Understand where apathy comes from God has an amazing plan for us -- in this life and the next. Every day we face new opportunities to grow into His character, and every Holy Day (the Sabbath included!) we are reminded of the eternal plan He is ever working toward. This plan provides us with both the drive and motivation necessary to get up and face each day.
So ask yourself: Is a state of mind where God doesn't matter to you really where you want to be? 3. Get doing Once we realize that we need to be doing something, the next step is to go out and do it. Is that an easy task when you don't have any real desire to? No. But you can't wait until you feel like it. If you wait until you care enough to do something, then you'll never do anything. That's not how apathy works. You need to be the one who breaks the cycle, whether you have the motivation to do it or not. Pray to God for strength, and then plow ahead.
God is not asking you to overcome this alone. Talk to Him; He is with those who turn to Him -- but the decision to overcome apathy has to be yours. 4. What to do
Prayer and studying the Bible to better understand a topic of interest or a previously unexplored section of Scripture can help rekindle the fire as well. The promise The most important thing to remember is that with God, all things are possible. With His help, we can fight our way out of the grasp of apathy and finally slay the beast. With the promise of the future He has set before us and the opportunities we encounter every day to grow into the son or daughter He wants for us to be, there is no room for apathy in our lives -- so let's get doing! Copyright 2009 by United Church of God, an International Association All rights reserved. |
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