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It's called LIFE

My sweet sister, Lavern, once commented that she was amazed at what some folks refer to as "problems". She added that so many of those things some of her friends described when saying "I've got this problem......"was what she called "life".

I have to agree with my big "sis". Don't you agree, too? Now come on and be honest....are we really always going through a "terrible" time, having a "horrible" day, ready to give up on life when we hit a rough spot??? Even on those worst days, do we really have "problems" or do we struggle in not having the "tools" to work through those hiccups and hard spots along the way? Aren't we just a little miffed, sometimes, that we aren't having days and days of ease and things perhaps not going our way???

Can I challenge you (and me) to consider that SOMETIMES we have the "not so great" days in order for us to learn a whole lot more about His way of walking through them....knowledge and wisdom we wouldn't seek if we knew what the price was?

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  1. KingApril 13, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Amen Ann! It reminds me of the great song lyric...
    "For if I'd never had a problem, I'd never know that God could solve them, I'd never know what faith in God can do!" We'd never know how good the good was without some of the day to day bad. God certainly gives us what we need to deal with all the "stuff"... it's just a matter of whether or not we choose to use what God has given us to make it through. Thanks for that today Ann! :)

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