Monday 22 June 2015

The Storm before The Joy



You will fight and cry... oh yes! ...a whole lot of times, but if you hold and strive, you will see clear blue skies with the bright yellow sun as its center piece. Nothing comes easy if it is genuine and original... if it's meant to last. Even if to you it does, it comes at the expense of another, thus, the statement still holds steady and true.


Without a fight to bring a loss for one and a win for another, we'd never know who the best is amongst any. Without difficulties to strain and drain on a person's characteristics, abilities and wit, we'd never know the extent to which we can go when all seems lost. Clear skies and pleasant waters would be our daily theme closely marked by a great lack in the skill to ride through storms. Our imagination would do all the work while we kicked back in a lazy chair enjoying a chilled cocktail. There'd be no growth and no knowledge. Stagnation and ignorance would be the order of the day. Life as we know it would simply be a great bore!


James chapter 1 verse 2 and 3 say; "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." Troubles bring patience? ...i always wondered at this and thought the scripture was weird till i experienced it myself, and then it suddenly made sense. You see, the thing is, the natural human nature is either an overcomer or a failure, depending on how you lead or train it. The more you try the better you get, but the less you engage and the worse you get at anything. Think about it this way: at school, in each grade you entered at the end of the period due you were tested on various things, and depending on your success rate you were moved a level up or made to repeat the grade. The other side to this is that as you increased in level a lot that did not make sense before starts to make sense - your mind sort of opens up.


The more the number-and-range of hurdles you encounter and are able to overcome, the more skill you attain. This is because, it becomes like practice, and at some point practice becomes an easy routine. Your mind is able to calculate the speed at which you should run and each height you need jump to in order to maximize your efforts to completing the run. James, in the earlier verse, was referring to the same thing; that, the more temptations you overcome, the more experience you gain, and with experience comes a calm that keeps you patient knowing you know the way to overcome.


So, yes...

'You will fight and cry... oh yes! ...a whole lot of times, but if you hold and strive, you will see clear blue skies with the bright yellow sun as its center piece.'



~ yoyo
~ inspiredwordz
~ June 22, 2015 ; 7:00 am

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