trials are mandatory, misery is optional

We all have those times when life slows down into the most challenging moments. It would be easy to blame God for those moments. Thankfully, we have this assurance - that our trials lead us into something amazing and beautiful.

Not only that, but we rejoice in our suffering, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character. Character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame because God's love has been poured into the hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
- Romans 5:3-5

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