Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies & the God of all comfort: Who comfort us in all
our tribulation. that we may be able to comfort them which are in any
trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforter of God. ~2
Corinthians 1:3-4~
INSPIRATIONAL CORNER
BY JIM N CAROLYN BARBER
Inspirational Corner is to uplift Jesus Christ before man and to
give help, to encourage & give spiritual strength & hope to
you. So often it seems that life is only made up of things to worry
about. Life has many disappointments for all of us ... death, illnesses,
betrayals, tragedies, and feelings of worthlessness and despair.
Sometimes life can seem so very grim, and so many times we tend to
wallow in pools of self-pity. We believe that our time here on earth
gives us the opportunity to grow spiritually. We can experience much
personal growth because of all the suffering, worries, and difficulties
we have to go through during our mortal lives. It is God's way of
fine-tuning us so we become more compassionate, more caring, more
loving, and more aware of others' pain. After all, how could we ever dry
the tears of others if we had never cried ourselves? We all find
ourselves in the valley of despair sometimes. It may sometimes seem that
we are forever worrying, learning lessons, suffering pain, and facing
challenges. But we must try to remember that the fertilizer that helps
us "grow" is in those valleys, not on the mountain tops. During the
times that we feel scared and confused, we will always end up wiser and
we will grow more from the experiences. We will understand more about
people and life, become more sensitive, and we'll be able to enjoy life
more after we go through the hard times. We have to experience sadness
so that we may better measure joy. Life has a way of balancing the
sorrow with the joy, the disappointments with the hope, and the
emptiness with the meaning.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight." ~Proverbs 3:5-6~