On occasions, the greatest teachers are often overlooked. They are out there ready to teach us, but for some poor learners, like me, they are somehow hidden from our sight. These dynamic “hidden teachers” are named adversity and affliction.
Why is it that so often our greatest learning moments come in pain, despair, trouble, disappointment and hardship? Why is it that I am I so sure of myself I don’t seem to learn until the teachers of adversity and affliction take over the class? Dang it, I wish we sat in the front row during prosperity and affluence, but that is NOT the way we are made. We love to be self-reliant and when things go well, we don’t seem to attend class at all. I guess we hope one of the smart ones attend class and takes good notes.
“How gracious He will be when you cry for help. Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more, with your own eyes you will see them” Isaiah 30:19
In order to be sustained physically we need bread and water, so too, in order to learn, accept the good bread of adversity and the sustaining water of affliction.
4 comments:
JR,
Sherry shared your blog site with me. I'm glad she did; your piece today reminded me of so many things especially the under appreciation of trials and the opportunity for growth.
Be Blessed!
John A.
Thanks John I hope you are well my friend. Still enjoying State?
Reeder-came across your blog and remembered when you used to poke your head into my room and scream'-"How is your PMA"?
Glad to see you are well.
HI John,
Just found your blog spot from FB, I can really relate to this, how true that we often don't recognize our teachers or the lessons we need to learn, so God finds another way to teach us...seems we've been learning alot through tears lately....
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