Deja Vu

What do you do when you feel like you have been in a particular situation before? Not a good one but a negative one. Somehow, the vibe is not right but it is familiar. It reminds you of that time when you lost your keys, and you had an important appointment, or it reminds you of the time you lost your money and you had to pay rent, or it reminds you of the time your child was sick and you felt helpless, or it reminds you of the time you caught your significant other cheating on you. Do you get anxious, do you get angry, do you lose your temper, do you curse, do you accuse, and do you fret? Or do you remember that in the end it worked out? You may have recovered what you lost after some cool headed thinking. You sat by the side of your child’s bed and nursed him/her back to health and today he/she is running, vibrant, and getting on your nerves. You might have accused your significant other wrongly and had to eat crow or maybe you were right and then you went through the fire and today you are in a loving, faithful relationship.

It is all about how you handle a situation. If you exert negative energy most likely, that is what will return to you. If you handle the situation with a cool head and a well thought out plan, most likely the answer will be right in front of you. If you lift your heart to God, he will see you through. Remember the last time? Remember what happened, what was your course of action and what were the results or consequences. Human nature will often kick in and we react when we should act. Often times our emotions get the best of us and we cannot see clearly. If we are going through a problem, issue, or concern AGAIN. Most likely it is because the lesson was not learned the first time.

I am sure that when the situation was rough, you turned to the Lord. You cried and prayed, and prayed and cried. You made promises that if only He would see you through, you would change, you would go to church, you would pray more often etc. Let us do it differently this time. Pray now. Go to church now. Tithe now etc….Make Him apart of your every day life. Do not wait until times are rough. God wants us to come to Him with supplication and prayer. The gospel song written by Calvin Bridges reminds us of this:

Makes no difference what the problem,(I can go to God in prayer).
Yes, I have this blessed assurance,(I can go to God in prayer).
He will take my gloom and sorrow,(turn them into light).
He will comfort, strengthen and keep me,(I can go to God in prayer)
Sometimes my burdens get so heavy;(I can go to God in prayer).
I have found one who is so faithful,(I can go to God in prayer).
He will take my gloom and sorrow,(turn them into light).
He will comfort, strengthen, and keep me.

Do not allow your situations to get the best of you. Lastly, in the words of the immortal Yogi Beri do not let it be “déjà vu all over again”.