tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141637017900148390.post7862991189354553946..comments2023-10-11T10:21:44.707-05:00Comments on "Why Wear The Cross?": Not Everything Happens For A ReasonBobby Ozunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06054557500399102688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141637017900148390.post-73092263808910701792010-12-28T13:43:57.820-06:002010-12-28T13:43:57.820-06:00Beth: It has been my experience (personally) that ...Beth: It has been my experience (personally) that the victory oftentimes comes when we relinquish the fight. As long as the boxer is in the ring, there is a fight, because in the ring, there is always an opponent. <br /><br />Sometimes, we have to step away and spend some quiet time alone to determine or re-evaluate our circumstances and ask--from an outside perspective--what is it we are truly fighting? Where is the source of the adversity coming from? Is it really a spiritual or worldly opposition or are we battling an ideal within our own mind? <br /><br />I speak from experience when I say, many of the struggles I have faced in my life were self-inflicted. I am the bull. The stubborn mule and I am aware of it, now. (self awareness is key to growth by the way) Much of what I faced in my life was caused by my unwillingness to change or my stubborn pride. I was fighting a minute level of adversity but creating a greater threat from within. Acceptance is key. I am a man of faith and thereby I do NOT believe God would purposely set forth struggles to destroy us, so much as they are purposed to prune us and refine us, minimizing the amount of "stuff" we have in our life (be it, spiritual, mental, physical, tangible, etc.) that can hinder our ability to be our best--to act on behalf of our true self. <br /><br />Sometimes Beth, I am saying, our struggles are minimal...sometimes they are heavy...sometimes they aren't our fight, but we make them our fight...and sometimes, we step back, see them for what they are--holes in the road--and find ways to move around them, never looking back, as our focus should be on our prize, not the hindrances that prohibit us from claiming that reward.<br /><br />I hope this helps.<br /><br />BobbyBobby Ozunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054557500399102688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141637017900148390.post-45899121218997786082010-12-27T13:30:08.172-06:002010-12-27T13:30:08.172-06:00I agree we must react to challenges and keep our i...I agree we must react to challenges and keep our ideals so we work towards them. But what about when the adversity seems to get stronger, the more you struggle against it? Don't you think there is a point where you are too exhausted to fight on? [I'm not there yet!!]Beth Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291800895744785318noreply@blogger.com