Mothers; pain & perseverance

Just the other day, I experienced a bout of the stomach flu. As i continued to feel nausea, purging everything I ate that day, I consoled myself that this pain in my abdomen is nothing compared to the millions of women who are going through child labour pains at the same moment.

I kept praying "LORD HELP ME!"

Immediately I realised HE IS helping me! All that needed to be purged out is coming out of my system! When i acknowledged that this purging is 'good for me', i had a greater acceptance of it. And even welcomed it.

Labour pains: hours and hours of pain Resulting: Gratefulness; Miracle being born

Stomach flu: very temporary pain Resulting: Gratefulness: No need to suffer more pain

In our lives, we often see something at face value, it looks painful to
go through, hard to endure, difficult to live by; but this 'cross' we are bearing could just be the purifying fire in our lives to make things 'better'.

My life wouldn't be where it is if not for the many times i had been inspired and encouraged to persevere and look further, to loook beyond, and to believe with faith.