Rejoice

 

I have Romans 5:3-5 on my neck.  Rejoice in your suffering.  It comes from what is produced.  I heard a serman from 1 Peter this morning on the same subject.  We go through trials to produce what God has planned for us.  New perspective, lessons learned, sympathy, empathy, and an overwhelming pouring out of love for others when we come out of times in our lives when we are being purified.  Whats coming is better.  Endure the pain with a smile for whats to come.

I have always intertwined workouts in the same way.  The lessons I get from them correlate to LIFE in general.  How I get through the suffering helps with with confidence to get through the suffering that life often deals.  I have a cookie jar of the accomplishments I have achieved.  When I am going through a storm, I simply thumb through what has been accomplished through a LOT of pain.  I suck t up, and know there is a finish line with another cookie jar item to be placed.

Time to reflect, make your own cookie jar list and rejoice in the suffering.  

Love you all!