I was talking with a good friend of
mine and we were sharing on the topic of struggles and he shared something
about how good it is to be honest with oneself and be open with close friends
who can be accountable to you. He told me also that it’s not about overcoming
but outgrowing our struggles. I like the idea actually, not overcome, because
overcoming connotes something out of our own struggle but outgrowing means we
journey with God and by His grace, we are strengthened along the way. We cannot
overcome struggles on our own, struggles will always be there but we can
outgrow it by Gods grace. This was very clear when Saint Paul’s in his 2nd
letter to the Corinthians 12:7-8, asked God to take away the thorn in his flesh
but God said, “My grace is sufficient for you…”
by aats