YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE FOR A REASON

  You are who u are for a reason

You're part of an intricate plan
You're a precious and perfect unique design
Called God's special woman or man

You look like you look for a reason
Our God made no mistake
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make

The parents u had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how u feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal

No, that trauma u faced was not easy
And God wept that it hurts u so
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into His likeness you'd grow

You are who u are for a reason
You've been formed by a Master's rod
You are who you are, beloved
Because there is a GOD.

Extracted from Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

PAIN vs GROWTH

Have you ever wondered why must we go through pain, because I have, even for Christians there are still persecutions, so really must there be such a thing as pain, for one is because of the devil who causes pain in people's life but I'm not going to focus on that because well I AM A CHRISTIAN so the devil means nothing to me but hey I find myself going through pain and one day I found myself asking God "Why do I have to go through pain?" Ans: to grow but God, " Why do I have to go through pain to grow?" Can't I just cruise through life and then I die and meet JESUS...
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a ministry I admire

 Joyce Meyer once made a statement that she's happy she went through what she went through because it has enabled her help a lot of people today, in case you don't know what she went through, she was raped by her dad from a very young age(I think 3 can't recall) to the age of 18(when she ran away from home), really it takes grace and understanding to be thanking God for that, and by the way she gave her life to Christ at the age of 9, but the raping didn't stop, but God gave her strength through it all, she says. Which brings me to the verse that said God won't let u pass through more than you can handle.

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God, " why do I have to go through pain to grow and to help people?"

We do not have an High priest who cannot symphatize with our weaknesses, but was in all point tempted as we are, yet without sin.

 Really, would you want to take your problems to someone who can't even relate with what you are going through?

 If there was no word like 'fear', there won't be need for a word like 'courage'.