By Peter Kaye |

Actually not my words - but their meaning has filled my mind many times.  They were written by Vaneetha Rendall Risner  in her post Weakness and Failure Will Build Your Faith - Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self. Well worth reading!

Here are some of the points she makes...

  • While God was taking away my earthly treasures, he was giving me something that could never be taken away — he was giving me himself.
  • My struggles forced me to lean on God, and I learned to adjust to a different life — one that was less in the limelight, but still felt accomplished.
  • I clung to God as I knew there was nowhere else to turn. And from that desperation came an unexpected delight in God. 
  • My successes in life never gave me security. Quite the opposite, they pressured me to keep succeeding. But failure gave me an inner confidence. It has taught me about myself. What I could lean on. What could and would be shaken. And what was unshakable.
  • Trust God. He is going to use everything in your life to draw you closer to him. Don’t waste your suffering, for it will be the making of your faith. And one day, as your faith becomes sight, you will be grateful for it all.
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