Are you someone who has felt a great amount of pain during your life? Are you in pain right now? I'm talking about every type of pain that exists: mental, physical, spiritual and every other type of pain that you can name.
As a species in general, we try to shy away from pain. I do it as much as the next guy. Let's face it. Pain sucks. No matter what you're experiencing, it's tough to see any good in it at all. But the truth is there IS good in pain. It just takes a lot of guts to acknowledge it.
I just recently saw a post stating that "we are continually faced with great opportunities disguised as insolvable problems" (AmpLIFEied.com). What a way to look at it! Our insolvable problems...the ones we can't seem to figure out that keep us on a hamster's treadmill are our great opportunities...WOW! If you tell the wrong person about this philosophy, you could end up with a harsh slap to the face! But is it true? I believe it is.
As someone who has been faced with thousands of seemingly unsolvable problems, I'm a first hand witness to the emotional throwback of such a statement. When we've been through a million and one things, the last thought on our mind is, "Oh, great! Another wonderful opportunity wrapped up in anguish! Yay!" When in reality, it is a great opportunity...to GROW into a better person.
Is it really worth the pain? In the end, yes. But during the daily fight of turmoil and angst it can almost drive you to insanity. You have to keep holding onto the hope that some time it will bring blessings beyond comprehension. But in the meantime, check that temper! Continually let go of that anxiety! Growth is never easy but it always brings us to more peaceful understandings of our lives and situations. Isn't that what life is about? To learn as you move through your experiences?
As you examine your current condition, whether it be mental, physical, spiritual or some other type of angst, look at what seems unsolvable. The truth is, there is always a solution but sometimes we fail to see it or we don't want to see it. What ending will the solution bring? Does it add to your life or take away from it? Many times the process of taking away adds bigger things down the line. Do you have the guts to walk through the fire? To deal with the cards that you've been dealt? Bad things happen to good people. It's true. You have no choice in the matter. But you do have a choice as to how you will respond to tragedy.
Keep the faith. Hold onto hope. You'll make it through and some day you'll be a better person for your pain. I know it's tough, but don't ever give up the fight! Even if it's debilitating, it will cause you to grow in ways you've never imagined.