"Are we partakers of Christ’s sufferings? Are we prepared for God to stamp out our personal ambitions? Are we prepared for God to destroy our individual decisions by supernaturally transforming them? It will mean not knowing why God is taking us that way, because knowing would make us spiritually proud. We never realize at the time what God is putting us through— we go through it more or less without understanding. Then suddenly we come to a place of enlightenment, and realize— "God has strengthened me and I didn’t even know it!"
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knowing exactly why God bring us thru trials makes us spiritually proud? that is a new thought... hmm... it still hasnt' quite sunk in yet tho.. but yeah..
it hink that does happen to me a lot... the whole "God has strenghthened me and i didnt' even know it" feeling... i think it only comes upon reallly taking time out from my busy life and dedicating time to Him to examine and reflect upon His most recent presence in my life.. and thanking Him for it... thanking Him for helping me get thru the first 2 months of my 4B... for helping me with applying for masters... for helping me deal with all the projects, schoolwork, midterms... for giving me a sense of peace... yeah i think even tho i've been dealing with the lack of sleep this term... He has strengthened me thru it.. built more endurance...built more willpower to survive and thrive...