Chapter 18 – A Piece of Romantic Love Advice, Part 2
Handling Misplaced Emotion
Misplaced items are easily forgotten but misplaced emotions are a different set of story to deal with. When the former is found, joy can surely spark while on the latter, something is taken away but it gave a different spark but it wasn't joy, it is pain.
The meaning of misplaced emotion I'll talked here is, you invest an emotion in a certain someone which not supposed to be for that person. That person returned it somehow, but in the end it's like divorcing the two that became one in front of the altar. I won't talk about divorce here but it's younger version before the vows happen.
This is dedicated for the sailors (Pinoy Christian singles) that struggle to take part of that certain journey.
Beautiful Memory Lane of Regrets
Regret is bitter and also beautiful if you look from a different point of view. Don't just look at it from your own eyes, do also try to look it from others as well. See and feel the pain coming from others. It's like a beautiful painting worth staring for a certain period of time but the time already came to dispatch it out from your view.
They are like unwanted storms on your journey that will make you suffer in pain and it's up to you if you'll move forward or return from the comfort of the known paths you have taken before. Surely these kind of things will come to pass and you will be prepare on the next one that will come.
The Cultivation of One Self
Forget yourself and continue. It depends on how you handle regrets but the best cure for that is trust God on the process of cultivating you. This part is not about love yourself thing, but it's about growing in beauty for the Lord. He never misplaced an emotion to us. It was fully given before He created us. His eyes are already set upon us.
I will not expand this, but how to grow in beauty for God? Meditate in His Word, prayer, devotion, and fellowship with other sailors who also pursue to grow in beauty for Him.
The Flight Through the Next Storm
Face the future with utmost care as you grow. Ships don't fly but lets just think of it that it will. The next storm will be rough for sure but you're not already the captain of the ship, only a sailor that was hit by something, but now you're ready to take flight and face that certain journey.
The sailors responsibility (you and me) and the captain's will go together, God, go hand in hand in the journey. He knows the best things for you and for your good but its not always walk in the park. Soon once Jesus return, it will be a walk in the streets of gold. How romantic is that?
One thing I can say is, trust the Captain of your ship.
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