1. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
2. an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.
I happen to be an optimist, I don't know why, I can't help it. It's just who I am. Whether I've always seen the glass half full or whether I was taught to look at it that way beats me. Going through trials in my life so far has been fairly easy. Being older, however, it's a little bit harder. The tribulations are bigger, more complex, and have heftier consequences. In a perfect world, there would be no trials, but would that be a good thing? We would never grow as individuals, as Christians.
I've been directed to a couple of verses in James today, and it has really shed some light on my life and the season that I feel I'm in and fixing to break out of. If you need, you can read the first chapter of James in its entirety here.
James 1: 2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
In the month of March I had a short stint with a personal trainer as I wanted to get in a little better shape for the big day coming up on May 30. One thing I learned on the last session was that your body will get use to a workout routine. You will "plateau" and not see the same results you did when you first started. That's when you mix it up, confuse/shock your body. Changing things around causes your body to adjust, and as a result you break out of the slump and start getting stronger again, but at a higher level.
I see this is exactly what God allows to happen in our lives as we get use to a routine. We grow stagnant, and then God throws us a curve ball to get us moving, growing. And as a result we become stronger as people, in our avenue of life, and the next time it happens we are able to handle more "weight" from whatever life can throw at us.
In the month of March I had a short stint with a personal trainer as I wanted to get in a little better shape for the big day coming up on May 30. One thing I learned on the last session was that your body will get use to a workout routine. You will "plateau" and not see the same results you did when you first started. That's when you mix it up, confuse/shock your body. Changing things around causes your body to adjust, and as a result you break out of the slump and start getting stronger again, but at a higher level.
I see this is exactly what God allows to happen in our lives as we get use to a routine. We grow stagnant, and then God throws us a curve ball to get us moving, growing. And as a result we become stronger as people, in our avenue of life, and the next time it happens we are able to handle more "weight" from whatever life can throw at us.
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