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November 13th, 2008
“Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.”
Do you ever wonder why we have to struggle through life’s challenges? The times in life we grow the most is when we are standing on life’s summit looking down at the valley and all the mud and the muck that we have traveled through. We realize that the trials we went through shaped our lives into something that we never thought we would see. Our response to situations surprised us. The sheer determination developed a hunger in our hearts to never give up.
I will never forget the phone call I received from a very scared and worried young man. It was a phone call that i wasn’t prepare for. The young man started to tell me how his dad was packing up and moving out of the house. In his time of struggle he was looking to me for an answer. As a young youth pastor I was wordless and had no idea what to say to this hurting young man. With the feeling of inadequacies came rushing to our conversations I quickly grabbed my bible. It wasn’t too much longer and I turned straight to Romans 5:3-5. These verses basically instruct us to rejoice in our long sufferings. The in midst of trouble God tells us to rejoice. WOW! How awesome is our God that he can turn a tragedy into something that shapes our future in a positive manner. Next time you are in a deep valley and it feels like you can’t even see the surface, remember to rejoice in the midst of pain and see how God’s plan will strengthen your perseverance, build your character and instill the hope of God.
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