No one goes through a crisis without growing.
By Ben Dankaka
We don’t have to always
blame ourselves for every crisis that shows up in our lives. For instance, a
fire incident or the sudden death of a colleague or business partner can bring
about a crisis. You may also find yourself in a financial crisis because of an
economic recession. You are not the reason why your country is in recession,
but somehow you are affected by it. Therefore, crises are problems that come
into our lives unexpectedly. Crises are uninvited troubles. There are times
that troubles would meet you even while you were minding your own business.
While crises can be painful, they also have some benefits.
Crisis comes to shake up certain
things in our lives. No one goes through a crisis without growing. The crisis
you are going through will move you from where you’ve been to the place you
ought to be. See that crisis as an opportunity to reinvent yourself. The crisis
has come to wake you up. Above all, it will bring you closer to God. David
said, “It was good for me to be afflicted, so that I might learn your decrees” (Psalm
119:71). Like David, you will be grateful in the end.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, give me the strength to stay strong. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Psalm 119
Unless otherwise stated all scripture quotations are from the
Holy Bible, New International Version.
