a battleground
been reading this really great book called 'the bumps are what you climb on' - its just got lots of little chapters of encouragement.
today's was the last one and quite rightly was challenging us about our contentment and where we get it from. do i get it from my circumstances or am i more like paul?
"there is not growth without challenge, and there is no challenge without change. if our lives are going to be isolated and insulated we will never face any challenges, but this means we will never have opportunities to mature. for mature people, life is a battleground, but they are willing to face the battles and, by faith, win the victories. for immature people, life is a playground; and they want to avoid battles but this means they hever have the joy of winning victories and growing in the lord"
challenging stuff hey? recently i have been thinking a lot about my contentment and i know this year more than any other year of my short life so far i have had to face the challenge of rocks to climb on and drawing my contentment from god alone is something i would love to be able to say i have done throughout but like an immature infant i have got fed up, angry and expected life to be easy, more like that playground we all hope it is. but we know the truth, its a narrow road, and few go down it, few choose it in the first place. i have made my choice, and i wouldn't have it any other way, i'm glad i am still learning, i pray i, we would be quicker to learn and slower to stumble.
today's was the last one and quite rightly was challenging us about our contentment and where we get it from. do i get it from my circumstances or am i more like paul?
"there is not growth without challenge, and there is no challenge without change. if our lives are going to be isolated and insulated we will never face any challenges, but this means we will never have opportunities to mature. for mature people, life is a battleground, but they are willing to face the battles and, by faith, win the victories. for immature people, life is a playground; and they want to avoid battles but this means they hever have the joy of winning victories and growing in the lord"
challenging stuff hey? recently i have been thinking a lot about my contentment and i know this year more than any other year of my short life so far i have had to face the challenge of rocks to climb on and drawing my contentment from god alone is something i would love to be able to say i have done throughout but like an immature infant i have got fed up, angry and expected life to be easy, more like that playground we all hope it is. but we know the truth, its a narrow road, and few go down it, few choose it in the first place. i have made my choice, and i wouldn't have it any other way, i'm glad i am still learning, i pray i, we would be quicker to learn and slower to stumble.
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