I agree 100%!!!!! America and all she stands for is worth fighting for. I’m just discouraged by the people. I raise and care for an adult daughter with special needs. I know what long suffering is. I know what perseverance is. I know what advocating for the vulnerable is. I know what it means to fight and never give up. I have it in me e…
I agree 100%!!!!! America and all she stands for is worth fighting for. I’m just discouraged by the people. I raise and care for an adult daughter with special needs. I know what long suffering is. I know what perseverance is. I know what advocating for the vulnerable is. I know what it means to fight and never give up. I have it in me even when I get discouraged, to get back up and keep going. It’s the ones around me that have never had to fight for anything ever. They don’t know how to fight. People who skated through life without much difficulty do not know how to do battle for themselves let alone someone else.
I’ve heard people say over the years ‘why does God let His people suffer? If God is so great then why doesn’t He save them from their circumstances?’ Well, I’m here to tell the world BECAUSE IF HE DID THAT HOW WOULD WE EVER LEARN TO FIGHT FOR WHATS RIGHT AND JUST? How will we ever learn to not give up? How will we ever learn to persevere? How would we learn to do battle against the unjust?
If God rescued us out of all our circumstances, never let us experience hardship, never let us be taken advantage of, never let us know what it’s like to be abused and live to tell about it, never suffered, never experienced what it was like to not know where your next meal was coming from, never had to rely on His goodness to provide when we had nothing…… if all that was just stories we heard but never lived…. How would we ever be able to fight for America someday?
Unfortunately, we tend to squirm out of our uncomfortable circumstances rather than embrace the suck, learn from it and let it turn us into strong, sound minded warriors. That’s why people give up, I think. They never learned how to fight and get back up.
If God did all of those things you listed above, we would think we don't need Jim because life is just perfect as it is.
I'm in the same boat as you, though my son is not an adult yet. It's sometimes tough to watch everyone around me live obliviously to hardship or (worse) tragic loss of freedom. But we press on and depend on Jesus. And you know what? I believe we are just being prepared to leave this broken world and there will be no ties to look back at. Only forward in Jesus!
I’m with ya! And I stand and applaud you 👏 👏 and salute you 🫡 for the job you are doing as a care giver and a mom! No one but other moms doing this job can understand the sacrifices daily, the dying to ourselves that happen, and the hard work and perseverance exercised…as well as the pure joy of the simplest accomplishments that happen once in a blue moon, that we all take for granted.
What you said dovetails with something I’ve thought since I became a parent—I feel like having kids gives me insights into the WHY of our relationship with God and our questions on suffering, more than anything else in my life has ever done. If we don’t teach our kids to wait for things and if we teach them instant gratification, if we don’t teach them how to deal with peer pressure and bullying, if we never allow them to experience any difficulties, how will that properly prepare them for life as an adult?? And I think it’s the same with God—if he doesn’t allow us to experience all of these things, how will we be prepared for the afterlife?? (Not that we’ll have suffering there, but I think in order to be fit for the life after this one, we have to learn some things here first).
I agree 100%!!!!! America and all she stands for is worth fighting for. I’m just discouraged by the people. I raise and care for an adult daughter with special needs. I know what long suffering is. I know what perseverance is. I know what advocating for the vulnerable is. I know what it means to fight and never give up. I have it in me even when I get discouraged, to get back up and keep going. It’s the ones around me that have never had to fight for anything ever. They don’t know how to fight. People who skated through life without much difficulty do not know how to do battle for themselves let alone someone else.
I’ve heard people say over the years ‘why does God let His people suffer? If God is so great then why doesn’t He save them from their circumstances?’ Well, I’m here to tell the world BECAUSE IF HE DID THAT HOW WOULD WE EVER LEARN TO FIGHT FOR WHATS RIGHT AND JUST? How will we ever learn to not give up? How will we ever learn to persevere? How would we learn to do battle against the unjust?
If God rescued us out of all our circumstances, never let us experience hardship, never let us be taken advantage of, never let us know what it’s like to be abused and live to tell about it, never suffered, never experienced what it was like to not know where your next meal was coming from, never had to rely on His goodness to provide when we had nothing…… if all that was just stories we heard but never lived…. How would we ever be able to fight for America someday?
Unfortunately, we tend to squirm out of our uncomfortable circumstances rather than embrace the suck, learn from it and let it turn us into strong, sound minded warriors. That’s why people give up, I think. They never learned how to fight and get back up.
If God did all of those things you listed above, we would think we don't need Jim because life is just perfect as it is.
I'm in the same boat as you, though my son is not an adult yet. It's sometimes tough to watch everyone around me live obliviously to hardship or (worse) tragic loss of freedom. But we press on and depend on Jesus. And you know what? I believe we are just being prepared to leave this broken world and there will be no ties to look back at. Only forward in Jesus!
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I’m with ya! And I stand and applaud you 👏 👏 and salute you 🫡 for the job you are doing as a care giver and a mom! No one but other moms doing this job can understand the sacrifices daily, the dying to ourselves that happen, and the hard work and perseverance exercised…as well as the pure joy of the simplest accomplishments that happen once in a blue moon, that we all take for granted.
Thank you! I keep thinking that we can be quiet leaders. Being good examples to others when they come asking how we do what we do every day.
That is worth more than most people think!
What you said dovetails with something I’ve thought since I became a parent—I feel like having kids gives me insights into the WHY of our relationship with God and our questions on suffering, more than anything else in my life has ever done. If we don’t teach our kids to wait for things and if we teach them instant gratification, if we don’t teach them how to deal with peer pressure and bullying, if we never allow them to experience any difficulties, how will that properly prepare them for life as an adult?? And I think it’s the same with God—if he doesn’t allow us to experience all of these things, how will we be prepared for the afterlife?? (Not that we’ll have suffering there, but I think in order to be fit for the life after this one, we have to learn some things here first).
Nailed it 🎯. Well said!
Thank you ☺️