I have been reading about "spiritual formation": "how life with God takes place in the rough and tumble of real-life situations. The crucible of change is our everyday world. The tools of our transformation are the choices arising from our everyday circumstances," in the words of Richard Foster.
Or, to put it another way, the introduction to the Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible says: "we are formed by our reactions and choices to what God puts before us." (p. 2)
Viewing all life's "problems" as part of God's "education" or "formation" for me makes me step back a bit and view my life and my struggles a little differently.
(God is trying to teach me... How wonderful that God cares!)
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