Outgrow Not Overcome

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 2^nd 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