Reality Check

Usually the desire to escape reality is not a good sign. Often when we face tremendous pressures from work, stress from personal financial difficulties, or our relationship struggles mount up, we choose to escape rather than focus on the solution. Your escape can be anything from excessive TV watching, renting movies, playing video games, walking around the mall, alcohol and just staying in bed. These activities will not help you out of your problems. The best thing to do is take a note from Nehemiah. He faced the difficulties, rather than escaping the reality. He fasted, prayed and began making the necessary plans to rebuild the city walls that protected the city of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:3-4
"Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been burned." When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.
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As you read on in the book of Nehemiah you will read about the tenacity he exhibited to rebuild the walls.

In an environment where the economy is sluggish many people find themselves under great pressure and turn to escapism rather than staying the course. You may need a reality check. My encouragement for you is to face the difficulties, pray and fast for God’s wisdom, then go to work in fixing the problems. If you continue to avoid and dodge the real issues in life then you will wind up in deeper problems. So getin2life!