An old friend called me few nights ago out of his desperation. He was currently trapped inside a big problem, and before that one wasn't solved yet, another came. Now, at the bottom of his life, I found a huge urge to contact him and in time came to his rescue.

In life we often feel stuck and don't know where else to go, don't know what to do. Like my friend here sometimes we're too far away from God that we're lost and don't know how to come back. Trust me, God is always there waiting.

When you are stuck in the middle of big trouble, there are steps that you can take:

1. Fix your relationship with God. Being far from Him makes us fall into the temptation of secular world and keep us away from His blessings. Give some of your time to pray, to give thanks and to 'listen' to Him. By allowing some of your time with God everyday, your conscience will be sharp enough to warn you every time you are about to cross the line.
2. Fix your relationship with parents. It was written in the 10 Commandments that we should respect our parents, no matter how annoying they are. So if you have ever snap at them, acting impudent toward them, let alone holding a grudge to them, ask forgiveness immediately. The broken bridge between child and parent is crucial, for they are the one(s) who delivered us to the world. No matter how suck you think they are, they are your parent(s). Your blessing and fortune could be blocked if you Show some respect!
3. Ask, and you will receive. If you never ask God to help solving your problem, how would He help? We should make an effort to solve the problem but always ask God to help so whatever way you are going to do will always work in God's way. Therefore you are avoided from making mistake or sin.
4. Be blessed in every single moment of your life. It is the most important feeling you should have, because by feeling blessed, we can appreciate what we have, even if it's just a small thing we usually forget to thank God, because everything that we own in life came from Him. Just say your grace everyday and feel the blessings!
5. Share your smile. No one deserve to see your pout or to hear your angry snap. There aren't any loss for you and it's contagious anyway. How wonderful this life is if everyone is exchanging smile everywhere?

My friend updated me with his progress, tho the problems aren't all being solved but things are getting better for him, especially for the first two points above. I hope these small tips could enlighten your day also.. God bless!