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How to Utilize Setbacks, Betrayals and Obstacles

How to Utilize Setbacks, Betrayals and Obstacles

Posted on by Dr. D Ivan Young

A message from me to you. Stop being so focused on the end goal that you miss the point of the journey. Everything you’re experiencing in this season, including the moments that you don’t particularly like, is indispensable and instrumental. Each and every person, situation and set of circumstances you encounter are merely building blocks. These building blocks are needed.
Setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles are part of your process. Everything that is taking place in and around your life right now is happening for a reason. This includes the delays, the disappointments, the betrayals and obstacles that you believe to be your setbacks. Each and every one of them is divinely orchestrated with one purpose. That purpose is to redirect your energy while moving you toward the ultimate goal.

When it comes to setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles, the sum is no greater than any individual part. What you think is a setback is really divine intervention modifying your schedule. The betrayal you’re experiencing reveals who and what could have deceived you. As for the obstacle and delay, that’s your higher power preventing you from getting ahead of yourself and what ultimately will be bestowed upon you. If any ONE of those setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles were eliminated from your life, the process would be hindered. Now, as I’ve said before, the real issue is that you don’t fully trust God yet. Until you do, He is NOT going to allow you to take another step. And you will only be able to see betrayals and obstacles as such, ignoring the process. Fact – the disappointments you’re experiencing right now is the higher power preventing you from being disillusioned later.
From here forward you’ve got two choices – do it His way or continue doing it your way. Both come with their own setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles.

Consider this. Is your faith what you can see, or is it in what God is attempting to show you?
Know this. Without faith, it’s impossible to please God. You must accept that God’s Ways are Not our Ways. Have faith and understand that setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles are experienced for a reason and are a part of the process. There is a much bigger picture on the horizon.

If you need help understanding what to do next, that’s understandable. If you need help making sense of what’s going on, that’s reasonable. All you have to do is ask God to show you what’s up. Then ask Him to order your steps.
Fact – If you stop trying to figure out things that you can’t comprehend, controlling what you can control, God will immediately intercede on your behalf and show you what’s is going on and why setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles are happening in the first place.

God wants you to seek His counsel. He wants you to become wise. So, try this. Ask the Him to show you – YOU. Ask Him to speak to you in your dreams or in your circumstances. Ask Your Creator clarification about what is He trying to teach you in this present moment. See why the setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles are all part of the process.
Dear one, I am convinced of this very thing – He who began the good work in you shall perfect it, provided you remain focused and faithful.

Remember this… the issue is NOT you being able to count on God, the real question is – Can He count on you? God is faithful to His word, now try being faithful to yours. Accept the process instead of avoiding it or resenting it. Accept all the setbacks, betrayals, and obstacles that come with it.

From God to you, through me, Dr. D Ivan Young. I love you. Please pray for his favor over me, as I’m praying for you. Have an awesome day!

I love you madly, most sincerely I do…

Taking a look inside Dr. D. Ivan Young’s book, “Another Chance”

Taking a look inside Dr. D. Ivan Young’s book, “Another Chance”

Posted on by Dr. D Ivan Young

Have you read Dr. D. Ivan Young’s Amazon best seller, “Another Chance” yet? If you’re thinking about your life and wishing it would change, it may be the wakeup call you need. It’s a strong sensation when you become increasingly aware that every significant thing taking place in your life right now is happening for a reason. Whether you accept it or not, divine forces ARE working on your behalf. And whether you believe in God or a higher power, maybe you’ve come to realize that you are not alone in this.

Dr. Young’s book “Another Chance” offers some guidance and proof that unseen forces are working diligently on your behalf, giving you step by step instructions on how to connect with your spiritual self. Let’s take a look at some high-level sections of Chapters 3-6 to give you a peek at what Dr. D truly believes is within your reach and most likely already happening in your life.

Chapter 3: Everything Happens for a Reason – You’re Not Alone

“I assure you, the fact that you’re thinking about the content of your life at this moment in time is not by chance. Nor is it a coincidence; it’s not happenstance, and it certainly is not an accident. You got this wakeup call when you did for a reason. Your Creator is undergirding your evolution. Take into account all of the things you pay attention to right now that never concerned you before. You are becoming increasingly aware that every significant thing taking place in your life right now is happening for a reason. Whether you accept it or not, divine forces ARE working on your behalf. You are not alone in this. Chapter three provides proof that unseen forces are working diligently on your behalf; it gives you step by step instructions on how to connect with the divine part of you.”

Chapter 4: On the First Day – Whose Image?

“There are no magic spells, incantations, amulets, or candles you can burn that will bring forth a window of opportunity in your life. Waiting, wanting, praying, and wishing for the right set of circumstances to magically appear on the horizon is equivalent to using sorcery as a substitute for taking a bath. After you finish chanting magic words over your private parts and underarms, you will quickly come to the realization that you still stink. For you to have a snowball’s chance in hell at being successful, you’ve got to do more than talk; you will need a usable blueprint and a sound methodology accompanied by consistent effort. Chapter four provides a 7 step plan for restoration. The course of action outlined in this chapter you will permanently eliminate self-defeating thought processes and behaviors.”

Chapter 5: The Law is On Your Side

“Without rules of order and laws, humankind would subsist in a state of reckless abandonment. Furthermore, if one does not possess the greater interpretation, which is the spirit of the law, the letter thereof is worthless. As a result, if you are to succeed at this second chance at life, hedging the odds in your favor is mandatory. To gain this much-needed advantage, you must understand the four sets of laws. Concerning these laws, you will find present three constant themes: The first is order. Secondly, all laws are easily recognized. Lastly, they are not bound nor restricted by anything. In other words, all four laws are in effect twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Time, place, and circumstance must submit to them; it is not the other way around. The wonderful thing is, these laws exist to serve you, not limit you. Chapter 5 provides the guidelines to help you align your life with Natural, Spiritual and Universal Laws, thus providing the keys that will guarantee you a prosperous and peace-filled life.”

Chapter 6: Can You Hear Me Now?

“Imagine how much further you’d get in life if you could immediately distinguish God’s voice from that of your egotistical self and of others. This is particularly true when it applies to distinguishing instinct and inclination from reason and reaction. Stop! Think for a moment. What if you had availed yourself of this ability earlier in life? All the external influences that until now have tossed you from plinth of triumph to the trench of tragedy could have possibly been avoided. Perfecting the ability to differentiate between God’s voice and that of other voices will end the lack of clarity that’s been the source of every bad decision you’ve ever made. By doing such, the inability to accurately perceive situations, people, and circumstances will be permanently rendered null. Chapter 6 eliminates the middleman and teaches you how to, with clarity, distinguish God’s voice from that of any other.”