I recently heard someone ask this question , "What does it mean to be strong? ". Being the deep person I am , I decided to think about it, and I started to wonder.
In a troubling time , like loosing a loved one or some other difficult problem , people often try to make you feel better and say , "You must be strong" . Often I wonder what they speak of, there are many forms of strength. Physical strength being the easiest to measure, but more importantly emotional strength how can that be measured or even seen.
How do you know that you are strong ? ... Someone wise once said , "The greatest thing a person can do is not to conquer the world , but to conquer yourself". This is by far the best answer to my question.. being strong doesn't mean that you have to not show emotion or suppress anything, it means that you need to dig deep inside and resolve your emotions so that you are not overtaken by it.
Well , anyway that is my take on it. Drop a comment , what do you think ?
~Krishin
Strong to me means getting up again - pushing through in spite of your feelings - and relying on God to give you the strength to handle whatever comes your way - trusting that He knows best and that He is good all the time - even when your circumstances may say otherwise. When we are weak then He is strong. Crispin
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