You know when you work for something, blood sweat and tears (ok, not quite) and you sacrifice to get it? Say… an 8 year old does chores for a whole month to earn a new baseball glove. How will he feel about that glove? How will he treat it? As opposed to if your walking along in a store and just hand him a new glove and he says, hey thanks. That glove in the 2nd scenario is going to end up left outside in the rain and ruined. While the very same glove that was earned and worked for will be cherished and possible handed down to his son.
Now slide life in to replace the baseball glove. Marriage. Children. A home. A church calling. A degree. If any of these things came as easily as we sometimes pray they will, would we value them as highly?
I have learned this week to be grateful for my hard blessings. They are for my good and my growth.
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