LIFE IS A DRAG. Anyone who tells you otherwise, is lying to you. It isn't meant to be easy, an easy life would be boring; the goal is to not become discouraged for despair is simply a lack of hope. As His Holiness tells us: "The strong spirit does not worry, or get troubled, or fear, or break down, or hesitate. But the weak one imagines scary things and is troubled by them." The strong spirit is one who understands God's hand in our lives. The strong spirit is one who knows God.An example of a strong spirit is the widow in Zarepath in which Elijah visited. With only a small amount of food, Elijah asked her to make him food first, and give whatever is left to her family. She did just that and her small portion of flour became endless. The symbolism in our lives is obvious. Give first to God, and He will Bless your efforts. A strong spirit will rejoice in tribulation, because in overcoming it, God is glorified. For we are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair...
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Life is a beautiful. That's the truth. God given truth.
Life is difficult, but it is also beautiful. Anyone who tells you otherwise either has their eyes closed or is experiencing a case of the grumpies. ;) All kidding aside, life is not meant to be easy, and indeed to despair/lose hope is a dreadful thing. I would argue that when we do momentarily lose hope, we've momentarily lost our ability to see the beauty in our lives, the beauty in our struggle. To see God's gift of life as a burden, as a drag... that's truly cause for despair.
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