what do you think are some reasons we experience hardships?
--> being in the middle of the hardship of my life right now, i have done a lot of pondering and asking and thinking and praying about this very question. the other night, when i was at my wit's end, i read some things and watched some things and had some insights come to mind that were exactly what i needed to read. and those are what i would like to share tonight:
- "come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest." - he is speaking to ME: one who is carrying a burden too heavy for my own shoulders.
- we are given burdens that are too heavy because He wants us to come unto Him
- "i didn't know what 'needing Him' meant until i had no other choice."
- He's the only one who can make it bearable when life is simply anything but.
- if the foundation of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble. acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it. I WILL NOT FORSAKE THEE. the hardest of times can be pleasany. there are angels around us to beat us up. the way to rise above trials is to believe this. He's promised that angels are around us to bear us up and He always keeps His word.
if you'd like to read a brilliantly honest and deeply thought-provoking blog post (not by me) called "god will give you more than you can handle: i guarantee it", click here.
and here's one of my favorite mormon messages: mountains to climb, by henry b. eyring:
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