Strength and Faith
This will be the first time I quote a verse from the bible in my blogger. But I really like this one.
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not dissapoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."
Romans 5:3-5
It just makes so much sense, it really does.
I've tended to try to avoid the sufferings, the pains and trials in life. It's not something I'm particularly been fond of, and it certainly doesn't help whatever frame of mind I'm in at the time. The past trials of my life is certainly something that comes to mind when I'm on the subject. Sometimes I'll dwell on the past and do ask why I had to go through the things that I did. At the time, I certainly could've done without the hardships. The memories are still in there and they're certainly not pleasant, but painfully necessary. Really, I am no different from anyone else in this respect. We've all had our hardships or are in some cases going through them right now. I used to think that it was all a matter of just simply overcoming or enduring it. I was wrong. What counts is not overcoming it, but in how you overcome it.
The one critical thing I've learned from my many mistakes in life is not to dwell on the past so much and think about where things went wrong or mull over why each and every little thing happened the way it did and why it had to happen to me. Doing so is just inviting myself to enter that vicious cycle of passivity and distraughtness. I've personally seen and been through that cycle before and price you pay for staying in it is absolutely devastating the longer you stay in. So, if we can't or shouldn't spend all the time in the world figuring out the whys, how can we achieve that closure? I guess the simple and debatably unsatisfactory answer would be that there is just a lesson to be learned from it and in the end, it makes you that much stronger a person whether you see it or not.
It's funny, you're really do become stronger when you come face to face with you're weakness and are constantly reminded that you need to really have faith and trust in God during the worse of these times. It really does build character. Only through acknowledging my weaknesses can I ever have true strength and only through trials and suffering can I obtain real faith. I just pray that I do remember this when my faith is being tested.
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not dissapoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."
Romans 5:3-5
It just makes so much sense, it really does.
I've tended to try to avoid the sufferings, the pains and trials in life. It's not something I'm particularly been fond of, and it certainly doesn't help whatever frame of mind I'm in at the time. The past trials of my life is certainly something that comes to mind when I'm on the subject. Sometimes I'll dwell on the past and do ask why I had to go through the things that I did. At the time, I certainly could've done without the hardships. The memories are still in there and they're certainly not pleasant, but painfully necessary. Really, I am no different from anyone else in this respect. We've all had our hardships or are in some cases going through them right now. I used to think that it was all a matter of just simply overcoming or enduring it. I was wrong. What counts is not overcoming it, but in how you overcome it.
The one critical thing I've learned from my many mistakes in life is not to dwell on the past so much and think about where things went wrong or mull over why each and every little thing happened the way it did and why it had to happen to me. Doing so is just inviting myself to enter that vicious cycle of passivity and distraughtness. I've personally seen and been through that cycle before and price you pay for staying in it is absolutely devastating the longer you stay in. So, if we can't or shouldn't spend all the time in the world figuring out the whys, how can we achieve that closure? I guess the simple and debatably unsatisfactory answer would be that there is just a lesson to be learned from it and in the end, it makes you that much stronger a person whether you see it or not.
It's funny, you're really do become stronger when you come face to face with you're weakness and are constantly reminded that you need to really have faith and trust in God during the worse of these times. It really does build character. Only through acknowledging my weaknesses can I ever have true strength and only through trials and suffering can I obtain real faith. I just pray that I do remember this when my faith is being tested.
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