SSS: Moving Forward In Spite Of...

Niyah Center: Engage Educate Empower

Aug 20 2023 • 1 hr 8 mins

Affirmation: “I love myself and others kindly and generously. I am excited about my life.  I move forward courageously and excitedly.”

Scripture: “Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal, but I press on to make it my own…Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God.” -‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NRSV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

The Motto: Why “Forward” Is The Only Direction

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."

In this episode, Marc Christmas reminds us that we often see people become victims of their circumstances and life challenges. When life gets brutal or depressing, many people adopt a negative perspective and comment on how unfair their life is; how they should have been born into better circumstances with more money; how they should have been given better opportunities; or how things should have happened differently for them. Maybe you’ve seen people like this, too.

Well, the truth is that life will happen—sometimes for the better and sometimes for the... The one true thing that we will always have 100% control over is our response to these events. How can we not move forward when we adopt a constant and never-ending improvement mindset by constantly looking for opportunities in any situation?

“Motivating you to Keep Moving Forward – the ONLY direction!”—is his way of reminding you that something can always be learned from any given outcome or event in life. Listen to learn how.