It Just Doesn't Hurt Bad Enough!

I am extremely proud of the ladies that took the time to attend last night’s “Something’s Gotta Give!” web cast.  Many women are experiencing a tingling sense of uneasiness and dissatisfaction with their current lives and have mustered the courage to take a small step toward uncovering the root cause.  Sadly enough, many women are afraid to take that first step for fear that it will require something of them. 

It Just Doesn't Hurt Bad Enough. 

I love to tell the story of the dog that is sitting on the front porch of a house on a country road. As a city gentleman passes the house with the owner sitting on the front porch with his dog, this city gentleman stops to say hello. During his brief conversation, he notices that the dog is whimpering. This whimpering continued throughout the dialog between the owner and the passerby.  Finally, the city gentleman inquired of the owner, “I’m curious, why is your dog whimpering?”  The owner replied, “Oh, he is sitting on a nail”.  Out of curiosity, the gentleman inquired, “I see…but I have to ask….why doesn’t he just get off the nail?”  The owner shrugged, “I guess it doesn’t hurt bad enough”.

Many women are sitting on a nail and whimpering.  Life has dealt them a hand that they don’t like to play.  Instead of throwing in the hand for another deal, they choose to sit with their current hand and whimper about its  ineffectiveness.  Why don’t they get off the nail? Why do they continue to endure the pain vs. ridding themselves of the obstruction that is inflicting so much pain?   I can only assume that it doesn’t hurt bad enough.

So many times, God is prompting us to take that first step, but our fear of what’s in store keeps us right where we are.  Sound familiar?  Let’s go back to the time of Moses.  I believe we all  know how long the Israelites wondered in the wilderness…what was it…40 years?  Interestingly enough, the actual distance from Egypt to the promise land was only a 13 day journey.  Why do you think it took so long?  You guessed it… it just didn’t hurt bad enough.  They complained about their circumstances, but were not willing to follow the steps provided to them by their guide, Moses.  The result, many died in that wilderness, unable to truly experience what God had promised them. 

Who's Fault Is It Anyway?

Who is to blame for the dog’s pain?  Is it the nail?  Is it the owner?  Who was to blame for the 40 year journey?  Was it God?  Was it Moses?  We all are in a position to make choices.  We all have that power.  What we choose to do with that power is totally up to us, with no blame on anyone else.  Whatever you choose to do, you have made a choice.  There’s a choice you make in everything you do, but keep in mind, that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.

Get Off the Nail!

“Something’s Gotta Give!” Women’s Empowerment Group enables women to get off the nail.  To begin healing the wounds that have been  inflicted from sitting on the nail too long.  It is NOT a pity party where women commiserate and wallow in their pain.  It is a forum for women to come together to move forward toward achieving their goals in a safe, productive and progressive environment…and only for those who are ready, for those who are sick and tired or being sick and tired, and are ready to achieve something more.  Back to the "Wilderness Journey" for the Israelites... let's not forget...God parted the red sea, but not until they stepped into the water!

NO MORE SAD  STORIES!  2012 is a year for breakthrough, if you choose for it to be…the choice us up to you.  Unless of course, the nail just doesn’t hurt bad enough.