Resouled
Went to Resoul @ Onstage right after work today, and though I had my sights set on bagging a new pair of "pink tsinelas" and some candy-colored tanks, I made it just in time for the meat of the talk. Boy, was I genuinely glad I did, a shopping bag with with 2 tanks but no tsinelas in tow. I honestly was not prepared for it, but yes, I shed a few tears. Nothing quite moves you that way sometimes an ordinary, no non-sense quote, casually thrown in the middle of a story, catches you offguard and leaves you wanting for more. "Wisdom" is how most prefer to call it, nuggets of simple truths that can otherwise leave a tremendous impact on your character when you grasp just the right meaning at just the opportune time. "Wisdom," I’d like to believe, does come to me in moments like these.
====Excerpts from today’s learnings====
James 1:2 "Consider it pure joy… a sheer gift… when tests and challenges come at you from all sides."
4 Facts of Life You Need to Know
1.Problems are inevitable.
2.Problems are unpredictable.
3.Problems are of many kinds.
4.Problems are purposeful. Realize that they come… to produce in you. Misfortune is an occasion to reveal character. Trials do not destory people, they simply build character.
3 Purposes of Problems in Your Life
1.It Purifies your faith.
2.It Fortifies your patience.
3.It Sanctifies your character.
"You are in a character course and the only way for you to learn is to go through things you refuse to have in your life." He teaches you inner joys in the midst of your problems.
How to Handle Your Problems
1.Rejoice - Consider it pure joy when you face trials
2.Request - Learn to pray for wisdom when you do not know the way. Wisdom is knowing what God what you to learn.
3.Relax - Allow God to work.
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So what was my simple nugget of truth today? "They can choose to take away everything I have, but they can never take away how I choose to respond." And so here I am … resouled, yet again. 2005.05.11 (reposted)
