Life Coaching: Don’t Listen To The Naysayers

There are people we meet in this life who don’t want us to succeed. In fact, they’ll do everything in their power to stop success from coming your way. Why? Because they’re so miserable in their own lives, they can’t stand for anyone else to be happy. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Oftentimes, these Negative Nellie’s are in our own families, which makes it a little more difficult to avoid them. And if we have active social media accounts, there’s always THAT ONE…

I am here today to encourage you to not give up. Don’t give in. Don’t listen. If you have a vision God has placed on your heart, take it and move forward. Of course, you should get wise counsel about it. I’m not saying go blindly into the battle without preparation. But people who give said counsel should be people you trust. People who encourage you in the path God has placed before you. People who love you.

It’s been my observation that people who don’t want us to succeed are people who have no personal vision themselves, and they want to steal ours.. They don’t want to take the time, effort and prayer involved in birthing their own vision, so they criticize, grumble and undermine. Those people…don’t listen to ‘em…

My dear friends, God has placed eternity in the human heart. He has given each of us a journey—a path to walk, if you will. Along that path, He lights our way, one step at a time, guiding us through all manner of muck and mire. And here’s a little tidbit for you guys—God wants you to succeed! Think about it like this…as a parent, I’ve attended all sorts of school activities when my daughter was a kid, everything from open house to football games. Not once did I hope she would fall off the top of a cheerleader pyramid, or make an “F” on a school project. No, I wanted her to nail that landing and ace that test! What kind of parent would I be if I didn’t try to cheer her on and set her up for success in every way possible? A poor one, for sure!

God paves the way for us in ways we can’t possibly image and He wants is to succeed because it’s HIS plan. So today, if you’re following a God-given vision, and you’ve prayed about it, sought wise counsel about it, and made a good solid plan about it, don’t listen to the flying monkeys. They’re nothing but a distraction, trying to stop forward motion in your life. Take your plan, put on God’s armor, and let Him lead you forward into your future. Things may not always go as planned. In fact, it’s almost guaranteed they won’t, but with God leading you, you can and you will have joy and peace on your journey onward!

God bless!