Who do you trust?

Everyone has trials and problems in their lives. Either you bring it on yourself or someone thrusts problems on to you. But do you allow these problems to rule your life? What is the secret to enjoying life? What must you do in order to live a happy and content life? Is it possible when you have little and big problems in your life?

I submit to you that it is 100% possible. Ask yourself these questions. What are the things in my life to which I derive the most satisfaction and enjoyment? Do you allow problems to rob you of your enjoyment of those things?

Let me give you a story about how this became clear to me and how B and I reacted to the situation.

After mom died I started to invest money with an individual that my mom really trusted and loved. I figured that if my mom really felt strongly about him that he would be able to do good things for me. We entrusted this person with a large sum of money. After a few years we needed to pull some of it out for various reasons. The amount we pulled out was not a small amount so it was important that we take out enough so that we would be able to cover any penalties or taxes associated with the withdrawal. We filled out all the forms as instructed and some time later we received the check. Having all the faith in this person and his company we did not think to check to make sure enough money was taken out.

Over a year later all of the money was gone and it was time to pay taxes. Much to my surprise not only did he not take out enough taxes even though I filled out all the forms, he did not take out the penalty. Thus we owe the IRS a ton of money this year.

I could have reacted with much stress and anxiety. B could have broken down and allowed it to destroy her. But we remembered the very important rule that we could only do what we could do and that we could not allow this to destroy us. We also realized that it was in times like these that we needed to turn to God and to praise God. It is easy to be with God when things are going well. The true measure of your faith is who do you turn to when faced with a situation like this?

For me and my family we put our trust in God. Everything else is just details.