Romans 5:3-5
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Have you ever heard of reframing a situation? We talk a lot about it when working with students. Such as, LD actually stands for Learning Disability. I would always tell my students you just Learn Differently. Then there is the student who cannot stop arguing with you. You look at them and see the next great lawyer. Basically, it is taking what some people would see as a weakness and turning it into a positive.
Paul was doing that in Romans 5. We are always going to face suffering in our life. We can’t avoid it. It isn’t the suffering or even the amount of suffering that makes the difference. It is what you do with that suffering that counts. We can let it beat us down or we can go through the process and learn something. Paul pointed out the greatest lesson was learning perseverance which builds character that leads to hope. Hope is what gets us closer to God and His love.
So going back to my students I told them they would face failure in life, but what they learned from that failure was the important part. Then what they did with that new knowledge was what made it all worth it. So what lesson are you learning today?
Lord, thank You for the lessons you teach me through my suffering. ~amen
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