Bricks.

Romans 8:28-30




I'd like to delve into a spiritual concept for a moment.

There have been time periods in my life where things just didn't want to go correctly.
If I had put on Right Guard, it would have found a way to turn left.

It would seem like hurled bricks of difficulty, consequence, and pain would materialize out of thin air and smack me upside the head, repeatedly, for months on end.

It took me a while to catch on, but only later, did I realize that many times the results were due to my own decisions.

What can be gleaned from the scripture above is this much: as Christians, whether good, bad, or indifferent, all of our experiences and trials are used to mold, form, break, and re-shape us more into the image of God the Son, Jesus Christ. Teach us lessons or set things straight in our personal or spiritual lives. That is what the Christian life is about. It is a process.

In the heat of the moment, when things really suck, it is hard to keep the "this is happening for a reason" concept in mind. It hurts like the dickens. It's hard to concentrate on anything other than the fact that it feels like you've broken a shin bone.

That being said, I always repeat to myself that this suffering or this episode will bear good fruit for me spiritually, and I always aim to learn and grow from it.

He speaks.
It's just a matter of keeping an open ear.