I often wonder why me? Then I’m reminded why and I shut my trap. Life can be a great breeding ground for self pity, whining and bitterness – or one can enjoy life.
It has become very clear through experience and observation that everyone of us has a burden or cross (if you will) to bare. My wife had her uterus removed a week ago today. Conventional wisdom said she should have had it removed 6 years ago. But she endured the pain from endometriosis, the complicated and painful pregnancies and because of her struggle we now have a home filled with six amazing children.
For being the organ that has given her so much grief, Tamara made her uterus work and this struggle has produced our family and our lives greatest successes.
I can see more clearly when I look at my wife’s life how each and every struggle she has endured and gained victory over (see the last line of entry for the key to victory) has resulted in great success. Looking at my own life I am not so hopeful, because I’m too far in to see the bigger picture.
Looking at history and notable people the same pattern of success through the struggle emerges. Did someone ever become great or influential without first enduring a struggle? I don’t know if anyone really has. People have achieved success or fame without much struggle but at what cost? It would be a waste of time to talk of the TV and movie stars who achieve fame without much struggle and then experience a flaming fall. Many of those who achieve fame later in life after much struggle are more able and mature in their handling of it.
There isn’t much more I can say about this. The simplicity of this entry speaks for itself. To succeed we must struggle, so don’t whine about ones struggles but rejoice because it is because of them that one will have any success. And the areas that you struggle with the most might very well be your area of greatest influence and ministry.
That is, of course, if one forgives, turns to God and allows Him to make all things beautiful in his time. Not an easy road to traverse, but one well worth the struggle.
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