God lets it happen for a reason

 


I lift weights for hobby. I don't want to become big. I wanted to become strong. I wanted to become mobile. 

Sometimes I don't feel like lifting. Especially when I am overwhelmed by work and by life. But I always tell myself, discipline beats motivation. I may not be motivated but if I keep discipline, I will lift. 

Sometimes I questioned if it is worth it. We'll all die anyway. So why bother lifting? 

Then I look around and see people who have chronic back, hip, knees and shoulder problems. People who are younger than me. Then I tell myself, it is worth suffering pain now so I will be pain-free when I am old. 

Spiritually speaking we question why God lets bad things to happen to good people. Why us? Why now? Why? 

But if we put things into perspective, maybe He is trying to improve our strength and our mobility. We have a warfare to engage in. We have a race to run. If we're not trained, we'll be casualties. 

So when we are undergoing trials, qe should welcome it with gladness. This is God strengthening us for the battle ahead. Just like a good coach, He gave us enough "loads" to challenge our spiritual muscles to grow. He doesn't want us to be casualties. He wants us to be overcomers. 

When you realize that suffering has a purpose, it becomes bearable. The intensity didn't change, our attitude did. 

We are in the process of becoming Christ-like and life's crosses are the way to reach it. So we just hold on and let God finish His maturing work in us. 

In the end, we'll gleam as gold

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