The blessing of pain
August 22nd, 2009 | 
” Suppose that although I desperately need money, I give the Lord $100 as an expression of my love for him. The next day that same $100 note miraculously appears in my pocket. I am then faced with a new challenge. Will I spent that money on myself or give it back to the Lord? I struggle for a while, then give it to the Lord again. In so doing, I am simply returning a gift, not giving something new. I had not earned a cent of that ‘second’ $100.
Next day, I find that $100 note again, go through a whole new struggle and again return it to the Lord. This continues everyday for thirty years. When I get to heaven I discover that although I have really only given that one $100 note over ten thousand times, I am credited with having given to the Lord over a million dollars. My reward is literally ten thousand times more than it would otherwise have been, simply because the Lord kept graciously returning that gift, allowing me to hand it back again and again.
That is the final blessing of those who choose to deny themselves for the Lord’s sake, and yet the longing to indulge keeps coming back.”
(Excerpt quoted from Grantley Morris (1999),Exceeding Joy, Help In Handling The Pressures Of Being Single, http://net-burst.net/singles/singles.htm)
“If change does not make you feel uncomfortable and painful, take comfort, it is not change.”-quote, Sabrina Low
“Change(i.e Pain) is the only constant”- Anonymous
