~ What doesn't kill you makes you stronger ~~ Adversity doesn't build character as much as it reveals it ~
I think both statements can be true if you don't waste your pain.
Pain, obstacles and adversity: the anvil on which your character is forged. Everything has a cause and effect. Some people say that pain is all in the mind, and if you can suppress it mentally, you will not even feel it. However, what if it is mental pain i.e. anxiety, anguish, fear, depression, etc.
If you fail to learn from the pain, but choose bitterness and anger, the next adversity you face will reveal the shallowness of your character and faith. God can indeed use adversity to build your faith and make you a stronger man. But He can also use those "life-storms" as a proving ground for your faith. Answer the following questions for yourselves:
What are your biggest fears?
What causes you the most pain in life?
Do you have doubts about your purpose and direction in life?
What is faith and/or what does it mean to you?
More importantly, ponder over EE's 2 diagnostic questions: #1: Have you come to a place in your spiritual life where you know for certain that if you were to die today you would go to heaven, or is that something you would say you're still working on?
#2: Suppose you were to die today and stand before God and He were to say to you, "Why should I let you into My heaven?" what would you say?
As you reflect over both critical questions, I hope you have confidence in your answers and the assurance of the Holy Spirit, especially those who know Christ. I know for certain, without a shadow of a doubt, that I do! Think about it!
~Tim~
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