Strength Doesn't Come From Winning

I came across a good quote this afternoon:

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

This is an important quote, and it helps explain why life is the way it is, especially for the righteous. We all struggle, some more than others, and that's true because God wants us to grow, and growth doesn't come when life is easy.

Sometimes, I wish life was easier. I'm sure we all do. It would certainly be nice if spiritual victories weren't so difficult to secure, but that may not actually be good for us. God doesn't need weak winners; He needs strong soldiers. It is our struggles, not our victories, that help us become strong soldiers. So we need to struggle.

Life has to be hard for everyone, because if it isn't, we don't grow. The trials and hardships and difficulties of life are essential to our spiritual development. God knows what He's doing. By making life hard for us, especially for those of us who are trying to follow Him, He is helping us develop the spiritual strength we need to win.

We can win. We have to win. But for our spiritual well-being, we cannot afford for those victories to come easily.

 

Strength d We oes not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

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Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/arnoldschw116694.html