It's an amazing reality that some of the best things in life are the worst.
No, really... Think about it.
Some of the very best things that we experience come at the expense of tremendous suffering and hardship. (I hear every mother shouting "Amen!)
Don't ask me to explain it: I can't. I mean, I could try... But, why? I could give you some over-simplistic, under-doctrinalized theory about the depravity of our fallen, human condition (Oh, look... I just did!!) but who wants to sink their intellectual teeth into that?!
No... Let's just take this bittersweet pill according to the label on the bottle: "Take one tablet daily as needed."
I guess it's this out-of-bad-comes-something-good aspect of life that gave birth to expressions like, "Every cloud has a silver lining" (What?!) and "It'll all be worth it someday." (I think a politician wrote that one!)
All I know is that it's true. And if you & I are going to look back upon our lives with any satisfaction at all, we're going to see a beautiful landscape scarred with the evidence of horrendous experience. It makes me think of Nyquil: it tastes awful, but it sure makes me feel better the next morning!
So... Until Jesus comes & makes everything right again, I guess we're stuck takin' the good with the bad. God is so awesome!
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