NE STUD 144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Great Tribulation, Backbiting
15 Jan 2017
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Challenging/rejecting/contemplating the wisdom of god in how we dispose of his affairs. Satan was displeased with god"s decree of appointing adam. Tribulation is part of the worldly existence. When god loves a servant, he sends tribulation upon him. In order to create a detachment from the world, god wants his servant to be only concerned with attachment to god. Showing displeasure with god"s decree=not being patient with the difficulties. Have the mindset that even if this is bad, it could be worse. Look at the tribulation of another and it could be worse than yours. To contemplate those who are suffering more. Recognize the hidden blessing in your own condition. There"s a hidden blessing in your own difficulty. Even in my own condition, i can still strive in the world and i can use this hardship to improve upon myself.
