It increases my faith when I think about the way things work out, because what seems bad leads to good. In the Bible it says: "Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children....No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." (Hebrews 12:7, 11)
When you're actually going through something that's challenging, it's hard to see it as good or as a blessing, but I think it's possible. Recovery doesn't need to be about weathering the storm and, when you get through it, you get back to how you were before the storm. Instead, the storm can be a catalyst for a new version of you that is better than how you were.
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