Blessings of the Adversity
Everything we see or experience are more than the actual sight or comprehension we have. There are scenes beyond every of our experiences. I'm sure you would have heard of the term "layer". The experiences of men are in layers and your own experience is dependent on the layer at which you stop unveiling.
I remember a popular story of a particular locality where a man hired people to dig a well in search of water. They spent almost 5 months digging this well. In the process of digging, they experienced so many challenges. They encountered different layers of soil with different things embedded therein. Infact they were discouraged at a particular time because they have spent time digging but no water yet. The prospective well owner at some point wanted to ease the hired labourers of their work by paying them off because he could no longer continue to experience failure, the injuries sustained by the workers and the wasted effort. The workers persuaded him to allow them to continue to dig. He listened to them and permitted them. After four months and few weeks, as they were digging, getting to a particular layer, they discovered something their understanding wouldn't comprehend. Ask me, what did they discover?, It was diamond. Yes diamond. It was an atmosphere of excitement for the owner and the workers. They were seeking for water, they experienced difficulties and they stood the test of time not to give up and they continue to endure till something bigger than water hit them. What a great deal for the hiree and hirer !!!.
Henry Ford once said "when everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with the wind". Have you ever been to the airport before? If yes , that's okay. If no , then scroll down. Aircraft is a powerful object for transportation beyond the scope of human legs. One thing that is so amazing about aircraft is that the wind that destroys some objects is used by the aircraft to gain ascension. If you haven't been to airport, let's consider the eagle. The eagle is a kind of bird that enjoys the company of wind. Where other birds can't stand the wave and fierceness of wind, the eagle is ever happy to thrive in the wind and even scaling high.
The adversity you face today is not to delay your greatness but to advance it as adversity is the fuel of greatness. Adversity is beyond the seen, it is loaded with veiled treasures, and only your ability to flow with the adversity alongside patience and endurance would help deliver to you the needed results for your period of waiting. Adversity can be experienced in the physical, mental, social, spiritual, financial, marital and so on. But do you know that they are for a season?. Mahatma Ghandi once said "adversity is the matter of progress". In adversity you gain all round progress in life matters.
He who desires to attain heights in life should be ready to face adversity patiently and with much labour. Zig Ziglar says "sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful". Yes, adversity is for your building. If you aren't built well now, if by chance you make it to the top, adversity would bring you down. In the holy book, an apostle called Paul made a statement that " let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the mark of the Lord Jesus Christ". This statement of Paul was a proof that by the adversity that he faced, he sustained marks and those marks are signs of promotion for the higher heights he gained and no man could dare bring him down.
Adversity builds you up. It helps to build character in you. During this period, there is a formation of the new you daily. Adversity is necessary to build up character in people. The season of challenges builds strength in you for further assignments in life. Adversity is a training ground for soldiers that are ready to combat and gain victory in the battle of life. Residence is gained also on the platform of adversity. So also, the discovery of oneself is given by facing challenges. Albert Eistein said " adversity introduces a man to himself".
Adversity is to bring that hidden beauty of yours to manifestation. Walt Disney said "the flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all". Adversity is like a refining process, if you can patiently wait out its process, then be ready for beauty to show forth in your life. Only a man who can stand the test of adversity is ready for glorification. Even the Holy book confirms this as regards the adversity that the Lord Jesus Christ faced while on earth for the redemptive work. Listen, no adversity, no glorification.
No doubt, I tell you the truth ,the benefits that adversity offers can't be underestimated. Challenges are loaded with benefits. There's no adversity without blessings. It is only left to you to determine your own lot.
Why sit down there and let adversity bury your potentials? wake up and see beyond that adversity!!!
Thanks for reading.
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Tadobo A.S
Sam Thardos Consult
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