Difficulties Are God’s Errands

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“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”- Napoleon 1 of France

There is strength in overcoming obstacles. We grow when we overcome obstacles. We do great things when we overcome obstacles. Whether we like it or not, if we want to grow , we must face our obstacles. We must defeat them. If not, we can’t move forward. According to Henry Ward Beecher, “Difficulties are God’s errands; and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem it a proof of God’s confidence,- as a compliment from God.”

“I attempt a difficult work; but there is no excellence without difficulty.”- Ovid

We don’t see problems as gifts. We see them as problems. Remember, when you focus on problems, you create more problems for yourself.

To change that, instead of focusing on your problems, why not focus on what you can do about your problems? To put it simply, why not focus on solutions? When you are faced with a difficult issue, do not run from it. Look at it, analyze it, and get to work. Do not think of a problem as a problem, but as an opportunity to grow. When you see something as a problem, it becomes a real problem. As Helen Keller once said, “You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.” Yes, there is power in overcoming obstacles. What do you think?

“Do not think of a problem as a problem, but as an opportunity to grow.”

Whatever You Do, Do It With All Your Mind

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I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.”- Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter

What about you? Do you put your heart into your work? Do you do your work with all your heart?

What does your work mean to you? Is it your purpose? Is it your career? Or just a job?

Whatever you do, do it well. Whatever you do, if you want it to change your life, you must do it with love. Because if you love your work, your work will love you back.

If you do not do your work well, you won’t get where you want to be. But when you do your work with all your heart, you are growing yourself.

Whatever you do, don’t complain; do your work with all your heart. When you do that, the world will reward you. God will reward you.

If you want to reach your destination, you must do your work well. Do not settle for less. If you want to get ahead, you must do more than others.

To get more, you must do more. To get ahead, you must do more. To better your life, you must do more. Because a halfhearted work wont’t get you what you want. To get what you want, to accomplish your goals, your dreams, you must do your work with all your heart.