Adversity University
Some people call it the school of hard knocks, but I call it the University of Adversity.
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Dennis Rainey: Some people call it the school of hard knocks, but I call it the University of Adversity.
Guest: BL: This lady spoke to us with tears in her eyes...
"I would have to say great adversity was in my life when my youngest son was into what you would call a wild lifestyle of drugs, police, rage, which preceeded his death."[ Read Full Transcript ]
Dennis Rainey: (serious) I'm sure that mother has often asked God, "Why me?" I know I would. And often we can't answer that question, this side of Heaven, can we?
If you feel like you're working on your doctoral dissertation for a PhD in Pain from Adversity University, remember that our difficulties can bring perspective. Solomon said it well in the book of Ecclesiastes: "Prosperity is not necessarily good, and adversity is not necessarily bad." Pain has a way of reducing our choices: Can God be trusted?
One final thought. As parents we can try to shelter our children from as much adversity as we possibly can. This may take the form of making them as physically comfortable as we possibly can. We need to give our children a legacy of how to finish your classwork at the Adversity University.
I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real FamilyLife.
Date: 10/14/2008 12:00:00 AM
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