Brianna had a lot going for her—until her life came apart. This story has a happy ending, though. She eventually grew into the young woman she was always meant to be, and she is happy now. But for years, it didn’t seem like things would go that way as her life grew darker and darker.
When Emma was younger, life seemed simple and fun, but in her early teens she started having feelings
she didn’t understand. Why was she so anxious all the time now? And where did this sense of insecurity
come from? It didn’t make sense, and it scared her to be feeling that way because she didn’t know what
to do about it. Who was this new person she had somehow turned into?
When John was a teenager, he was focused mostly on playing sports, trying to impress girls, and having a good time. Nothing wrong with that, but he wasn’t thinking much about the choices he was making along the way, and the upcoming weekend was about as long-term as his thinking ever got.
It is a powerful truth—an assurance we can rely on—that we can improve our life by taking small steps. We don’t have to do it all at once, just keep making progress. By being intentional, we can change our life with a commitment, a plan, and one step at a time.
Our lives will be better than they would be otherwise if we make wise choices. We can learn about how to make good decisions by anticipating the future, examining the past, thoughtfully considering our options, and utilizing life principles that are proven to work.
Even if we are around people every day, many of us feel a sense of isolation and loneliness. Instead, we can become intentional about building connection with others and with God. We do that by thinking less about ourselves and reaching out to start the process.
Too often, we may be blinded by pride, selfishness, or lack of awareness. Which means we don’t do anything about our issues, and our problems become a downward spiral of denial. That all changes when we embrace awareness as a key step to life improvement.
Days go by, then months, and years, and decades. Too often, we look back and wonder, “I thought life would be better than this; why am I not making much progress?” The good news is that you can, and it starts by declaring you will be more intentional in life.
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