i noticed something in my last post that really humbled me. one couple i know has had so many problems with their kids and family, that it literally wears them out. another couple has had the perfect family with no major problems. both couples kids are grown and even have kids of their own. well, i truly admire the couple that has struggled so much and i have even encouraged them that their continuous mountains to climb is because of their faith. God gave the other couple a 'perfect' (tongue in cheek) family because they and their faith couldn't handle anything but that. this couple has been entrusted with a struggling family because of their strength and faith. ok, i see that...wow, what a revelation, right? but, my question is where do i fall? oh, i see the truth and want to be like the faithful couple i admire, but am i even close? my personality and dealings is more in line with the husband of the other couple. i have had some things hit me this year that made me think my life was over...which man is that like? as i look around at other people's struggles, mine really do pale in comparison, yet i still live in fear, worry, and self-pity of my own. currently faced with something that i have to wait over two weeks for an answer to, i am in constant worry and fret...which is a sin. God says he will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear. if worry is a sin, which it is...if selfishness is a sin, which it is...and if lack of faith is a sin, which it is...then, i am failing God even when he has revealed the path to success through the example of these men...hmmm...agh! gotta work on that...ain't life grand?
2 years ago
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Well isnt it a step in the right direction to see what you need to work on? lol We all worry, are selfish, and lack in the faith department! You arent any different from the rest of us, except that maybe you're a step ahead because you look at it differently! In a better way wanting to improve and you wanting to improve has made me want to improve! ...just so you know!
I love you and I am so proud of where you are in life..our life!
So are you saying that only people with Big faith face Big trials? What about struggles that people face due to consequences of their own choosing? So if your life looks "perfect" then you don't have faith? IDK I think we all face struggles of some sort that test or build our faith...it just may not take as big of a trial, or at least a visual trial to build some people's faith. And I agree with Isha...wanting to be better is what sets you apart. That's what He wants...humbleness. I'm so glad I have humble friends!
just saying that, if worrying and lack of faith is a sin, God promises we won't be tempted to sin beyond what we can bare. i don't think the faithful automatically have struggles, but i do think what a person can handle is the limit to their struggles--and that would have to include consequences because even in consequences, God will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear to not continue in sin or sin again. but, no, a person's struggle is not directly a reflection or measuring stick of their faith, but i do have to admire those that are faced with so much and faithfully handle them.
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