all too often, our goal in life is to avoid tough situations or circumstances at all costs; or so it seems. being in a new, foreign (for the time being) environment, i have found myself in the middle of one of my life's toughest challenges: being a leader at age 24. with this challenge comes a lot of battles: pride vs. humility, insecurities vs. God-reliance, patience vs....well, impatience, confidence vs. thinking i suck at everything known to man dealing with leadership and building a youth ministry, etcetera.
and yet, there is this little voice inside my head, the one that stands out from all of the other voices in my head talking to me constantly, which states: "sean, be patient; and remember, often time the toughest challenges in life end up creating the greatest opportunities." i guess the point is that no matter what tough challenge in life, we can always grow. this is an important lesson: the trials create perseverance, which makes us better people. Isn't that written down somewhere?
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11 years ago
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I've been there dude. I'm still there sometimes. It seems that it's a never ending saga of "feeling good" and feeling like you suck. I guess that's the God reliance part. If you could do it, what fun would that be?
you are totally right man. it's one of those things ya know, where you have to realize that life is tough...leadership is tough and things don't always go the way you hope. but that doesn't mean God isn't faithful.
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