OF BEARING INJURIES; AND WHO SHALL BE APPROVED AS TRULY PATIENT “” What say you My Son. Cease to complain; consider My suffering and that of My saints. You have not yet resisted unto blood, (Hebrews 12:4). It is little which you suffer in comparison with those who have suffered so many things, have been [...]
Tag: adversity
the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter xii (the inward growth of patience and of the struggle against evil desires)
OF THE INWARD GROWTH OF PATIENCE AND OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EVIL DESIRES “O Lord God, I see that patience is very necessary unto me; for many things in this life fall out contrary. For howsoever I may have contrived for my peace, my life cannot go on without strife and trouble. “You speak truly [...]
the imitation of Christ, the 2nd book: chapter i (admonitions concerning the inner life)
OF THE INWARD LIFE “Why do you cast your eyes hither and thither, since this is not the place of your rest? In heaven ought your habitation to be, and all earthly things should be looked upon as it were in the passing by. All things pass away, and you, equally with them. Look that [...]
the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapter xiii (resisting temptation)
OF RESISTING TEMPTATION “So long as we live in the world, we cannot be without trouble and trial. Wherefore it is written in Job, The life of man upon the earth is a trial. And therefore, ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the devil find [...]
the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapter xii (the uses of adversity)
OF THE USES OF ADVERSITY “It is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they often make a man lay to heart that he is only a stranger and sojourner, and may not put his trust in any worldly thing. It is good that we sometimes endure contradictions, and are hardly [...]
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I Pray All Is Well With Everyone... And Your Hearts And Minds Are Full Of Love, Joy, And Compassion... For Yourselves... And Everyone Else... All Around The World! And There Is Indeed Some Shaking Up Going... In Our Political, Social, And Personal Environments; A Shaking That Occurs During The Ending Of Every Cycle... When Simulations [...]
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 