Struggle, a word thrown around way too much, a word everyone has experienced, yet so many want to pretend only they have struggled. What exactly is struggle? Truthfully, struggle depends on the individual, struggle comes in many forms, truth be told everyone has struggled in life at one point or another.
Is being six years old and sleeping at the church because your family was evicted because your Dad was too drunk to pay the mortgage struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is having nothing to eat but toast and cereal for a week while still elementary school struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is losing your freedom for months and being at the mercy of someone beyond your control? If so, then I have struggled. Is growing up with a father who openly admits you and your siblings were the worst ting to happen to him struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is growing up not knowing if you would have food tomorrow struggling? If so, then I have struggled. And I could on and on. My point is simple, before you wallow in your on struggles and pity, and think you are alone in you struggles, think about the fact that everyone is struggling at some point, many times they're struggle is worse then your's. We all have our secrets, we all have our scars, some just choose to bare them on their own.
I'm not lessening anyone's struggle, but why preach and dwell on your struggles, maybe at the time you can't do much with your own, but if you can lessen another person's struggle, then maybe you should, because maybe that's the key to your struggle, maybe you're being tested by God. Sometimes you have to stop seeing things from just your point of view, sometimes stepping out of your box and realizing there is a world around you is a great thing.
Don't be a martyr, don't be your excuse, don't be a complainer, don't be the problem, but rather be a solution, be a helper, be the positive influence, be more than about yourself. Sometimes the key to fixing yourself is being there to help other's with their struggles. God always said our real treasures lie in His kingdom in Heaven, and not here on earth, maybe we all should start listening to Him.
True love, here a quick test, most people truly love their child, especially mothers, they would do anything to provide and do what is best for their child, that is the very essence of true love. If you truly love someone or they truly love you, they should be willing to go to those same lengths for each other. A mother often will put her child before herself, and this is right. So my question is simple, the one you claim to love, would you be willing to put them before yourself and go to any lengths to be there for them, and my second question, would the one you love do the same for you, and answer honestly. If the answer is no on either, then true love is not there. I for one can honestly say I always put the one I love before myself, and I always will, and she knows that, and if anyone dares to challenge me on that they will truly find out I'm the real deal. I do not sway or falter on my love for her, I am rock solid in it. You cannot break my love, and she knows this, as would walk through Hell for my love for her, physical wounds heal, mental scars fade, emotional tears soften, pain is temporary, but my love for her is eternal, and that my friends is the God's honest truth.
Is being six years old and sleeping at the church because your family was evicted because your Dad was too drunk to pay the mortgage struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is having nothing to eat but toast and cereal for a week while still elementary school struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is losing your freedom for months and being at the mercy of someone beyond your control? If so, then I have struggled. Is growing up with a father who openly admits you and your siblings were the worst ting to happen to him struggling? If so, then I have struggled. Is growing up not knowing if you would have food tomorrow struggling? If so, then I have struggled. And I could on and on. My point is simple, before you wallow in your on struggles and pity, and think you are alone in you struggles, think about the fact that everyone is struggling at some point, many times they're struggle is worse then your's. We all have our secrets, we all have our scars, some just choose to bare them on their own.
I'm not lessening anyone's struggle, but why preach and dwell on your struggles, maybe at the time you can't do much with your own, but if you can lessen another person's struggle, then maybe you should, because maybe that's the key to your struggle, maybe you're being tested by God. Sometimes you have to stop seeing things from just your point of view, sometimes stepping out of your box and realizing there is a world around you is a great thing.
Don't be a martyr, don't be your excuse, don't be a complainer, don't be the problem, but rather be a solution, be a helper, be the positive influence, be more than about yourself. Sometimes the key to fixing yourself is being there to help other's with their struggles. God always said our real treasures lie in His kingdom in Heaven, and not here on earth, maybe we all should start listening to Him.
True love, here a quick test, most people truly love their child, especially mothers, they would do anything to provide and do what is best for their child, that is the very essence of true love. If you truly love someone or they truly love you, they should be willing to go to those same lengths for each other. A mother often will put her child before herself, and this is right. So my question is simple, the one you claim to love, would you be willing to put them before yourself and go to any lengths to be there for them, and my second question, would the one you love do the same for you, and answer honestly. If the answer is no on either, then true love is not there. I for one can honestly say I always put the one I love before myself, and I always will, and she knows that, and if anyone dares to challenge me on that they will truly find out I'm the real deal. I do not sway or falter on my love for her, I am rock solid in it. You cannot break my love, and she knows this, as would walk through Hell for my love for her, physical wounds heal, mental scars fade, emotional tears soften, pain is temporary, but my love for her is eternal, and that my friends is the God's honest truth.
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