Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche: damaged during bombing raids on Berlin: Monument in rememberence of WWII. Contrast with today's improvements tells their ability to overcome. Photo by Rachel Denzer; Berlin, Fall 2006.
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If we make a conscious effort to listen to the heart of each trial, we will grasp those things most important that will eventually sustain us when we stand before our Maker. Patience with our mistakes and determination to keep going...and going--that is how we hear "well done." He is not expecting us to be perfect, but to keep striving for perfection. The Lord knows exactly what needs to be placed in front of each of us to show us how to overcome our weaknesses. I believe it starts out quite obviously, but in order for us to be refined, the Lord begins to be a bit more creative in order to teach us the deeper concepts. If you are wise you understand the necessity of pleading with the Lord to show you how to bear a burden in a manner that best shows you what the Lord fully intends. This is often discouraging because we realize things aren't going to get easier. On the other hand we realize that the more we understand--- the more patient and able we are to keep striving.
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