Trials (repost)

Friday, December 14, 2007

Trials Category: Religion and Philosophy Rocky III was a great movie.. Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T... wow. i wanna watch it again.. one of the best illustrations tho, is the whole Eye of the Tiger that Apollo Creed talks about.. the idea that you will fight hard for something if you desire it more than anything.. to be a champion.. you have to train hard.. fight harder.. in life.. we have trials.. we have temptations and we have tests.. these are training.. and sometimes.. they are battles.. as Christians.. we need to have faith.. perserverance.. and all those other things we talk about when the sun is shining and life seems peachy... but we also need to remember to praise God in the storm.. Job lost everything.. but he would not curse God.. his wife told him to curse God.. but he did not.. he suffered.. and he mourned his suffering but he knew God was in control. Back to Rocky III .. when Rocky accepted Clubber Lang's challenge.. the training he did was a cakewalk.. it was all showy.. not really into it.. just kinda wishy washy...and when the battle came.. he didn't know what to do.. he lost.. it wasn't until he lost what was most prized to him, that Apollo came.. took him back to the dirty depths of training, and through hard physical and mental training, got Rocky back to a place where he could be a champion again.. the easy life is nice.. but when the hard times come.. will we be able to stand up to them or throw in the towel? God is faithful.. He loves us.. even tho we don't understand what goes on.. and why things happen.. just remember.. He allowed His Son to die as well... . He knows the loss of a child.. the suffering of friends.. and He knows that we can be strengthened if we trust Him.. i thank you all for everything... i thank you for being my friends.. this is just what is on my mind..