Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny

Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny

Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny
They sit or stand on the roads, sometimes begging, sometimes not. But when we pass them on the street, what are we thinking?
We are bombarded with opportunities to be prideful in this day and age.
One of the most challenging concepts I found in the Bible, has also been the clearest teaching of all for me. In light of the passing of Valentine’s Day last month and the celebration of having a loving relationship, I paraphrase the teaching: We need to put God first in our human relationships and love…
We often find it comforting to judge someone.
There are the obvious reasons which are all short-term benefits, but when one rationalises the idea in the context that you can’t take them with you after your 75 – 120 years on Earth, why are they so significant?
Fear is much more prevailing in life than we might think…