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The post What Adversity Taught Me first appeared on Norma L. Brumbaugh.]]> We go from one problem to the next problem, one crisis to the next crisis. Just when things are settling down, here comes another one. It’s tough. Problems aren’t my favorite part of life. But, hey, they are teachers. Adversity offers many opportunities to learn. It’s amazing what we will realize after a time of struggle. There are a few reoccurring themes that have held true to the end, that have been my teachers. These are part of what I have learned from my personal journey of loss, pain, discovery, and healing. Feel free make a print copy.

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What Adversity Taught Me

  1. You are stronger than you think.  We don’t think we can make it, but we can. You can.
  2. Every set-back is an opportunity to grow.
  3. Friends walk through a crisis with you.  We wouldn’t get far without friends.
  4. Pain is a teacher.  Let it teach you. Ask yourself, what can I learn from this?
  5. God will not forsake you.  He carries us through, and then some.
  6. The sun will rise again.  There will be a new day. You will get through this.
  7. You can’t change someone else, you can only change yourself.
  8. Healing of damaged emotions is possible with God’s help. We can’t do it on our own.
  9. There is always hope.  No person is hopeless. No situation is hopeless. No trouble is without hope.
  10. You wouldn’t get far without God.  He is in control and we are not.
  11. Life is a gift.  Each one of us is a gift.
  12. Prayers of the wounded touch the heart of God. He responds to our cries. He tenderly loves us.
  13. What we think is the end, is the beginning.  A crisis shuts one door and then another one opens.
  14. You have to let go of doing it your way to start doing it God’s way.
  15. You never know what is down the road and around the bend.
  16. You have something to say that only you can say.  We have a voice and our voice matters.
  17. Nature has healing properties.  It whispers peace to our inner being.
  18. When all is said and done, God is enough.  You wouldn’t get far without God. 
  19. Life is about the journey, not the destination.
  20. What you are going through today has the potential to help someone tomorrow.
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