| Hello Friend,
People may ask, âWhy do bad and painful things happen?â With these lenses we mentally list out all the things that are not going right about our lives.
- My kids are not doing the right things. I am not happy when theyâŚ
- My husband isnât cooperating. He doesnât understand me.
- Financially we are strugglingâŚ
- The bills keep piling upâŚ
- I keep getting headachesâŚthere is something wrong with my bodyâŚ
- We canât get ahead on anythingâŚ
- Why is it so hard�
- Why canât IâŚ?
In reality, it isnât because we are simply victims to a harsh world. It is that we have the endure-to-the-end-martyr mentality. People struggling with these things are asking, âwhy canât they be more comfortable?â They have the wrong lenses on and therefore will never find comfort and happiness. In this state, we are focusing on our own version of what we think comfortable and happiness should be. We keep looking for happiness and comfort in the places where it is NOT.
How we can change the discomfort to comfort? We simply need to change our focus or our lenses.
In reality, as part of the learning and progression process we will have our struggles and discomforts. We all need to descend before we ascend and transcend. Look at the many examples of spiritual giants in the scriptures and you will see that they all paid the price for divine growth. Joseph of Egypt, Moses, Enoch, Job, etc.
God is more concerned about our progression than our comfort. However, when we focus on progression more, we will naturally be more comfortable! We must realize that discomfort and pain is the price we pay for our divine progression and refinement. It is the currency of Heaven and we must accept it if we want to find happiness and comfort. If we want to hang out with the spiritual giants, we must be a giant ourselves.
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