a quick thought.

*psalm 119:25-32*
I am laid low in the dust;
preserve my life according to your word.
I recounted my ways and you answered me;
teach me your decrees.
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts;
then I will meditate on your wonders.
My soul is weary with sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
Keep me from deceitful ways;
be gracious to me through your law.
I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set my heart on your laws.
I hold fast to your statutes, O LORD;
do not let me be put to shame.
I run in the path of your commands,
for you have set my heart free.

reading a devotional streams through the desert. has a lot to say about the desert times in life, and lessons on seeing the river or getting to the river through those times.

these are a few of my thoughts prompted by it and scripture today thought i'd share.

terrible things happen & trial occurs; and we are to learn through them. i think some people take trials & difficulties without the perspective of teaching & learning & growth & depth. no matter what the situation there is always something of good to be learned however big or small the lesson is.

without that perspective many go through hardship with the outlook of, "well this thing that happened is terrible, i hope it doesn't happen again..." and nothing is learned, but as the story goes, trouble comes again. not one eternal treasure of teaching inside and through these "various trials" is to be had.

but i believe no one will learn the good teaching inside difficulty without a dependent trust in our Heavenly Father. blessed be His NAME.

i used to be a person who didn't see these lesson(s) in trials & hardship but rather just let them happen to me, not taking an initiative to trust God & see His great teaching in such times, no matter how hard or easy they might be. Dependence upon God is a difficult concept to live to begin with, but even more so to those refuse such a perspective.