Recounting the blessings of adversaries....
Within the same world, two opposing things, views, and happenings have been going on and in the majority of the time; we are comfortable and used to live with it. We might not easily reach consensus about why the world is so polarized but still coexist. What we might agree is that, though not with a greater harmony as we all desire, we are living and still breathing in such tense world of diversity.
Good and evil, love and hate, creativity and criticism, and many more conflicting phenomena are expressed and have been coexisting this way for years. We all might not be on the same page concerning the importance of having these kinds of two contrasting things concomitantly presented for us to make choose. We might not agree the consequences of pursuing either of the paths and the likes. Leaving this kind of difficult arguements aside, let’s talk about how we should respond to adversaries and critics.
It would have been great if there has been a place free from such unwanted friends on earth. The reality is there is no way that we avoid critics from adversaries as far as we are doing something great. We wish if there are vaccines and we are vaccinated to get immunized. Most of us may think that one should always pray to avoid adversities and be careful of adversaries than to deal on how to respond and live with it.
In most cases, we don't want it and if it shows up as uninvited guest, we are dismissive about our adversaries like the voice of Oscar Wilde: “The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.” We all intend to be either protective or defensive and dismissive about those who oppose and criticize us. This is the main stream approach but for our surprise, great personalities in the past showed unusual grace and confidence when they dealt with their adversaries.
For the astonishment of many, one of the greatest Presidents of the US, Abraham Lincoln stocked his Cabinet with past adversaries. His Cabinet was known as "team of rivals". His friends and allies wondered why he did that ‘stupid’ thing. However, this wise and self reliant man said, “Look, these are the strongest and most able men in the country. The country's in peril. I need them by my side.” He was a person who understood the role of ‘qualified’ adversaries.
If we closely look at the role of adversaries, they play significant role to bring out our potential, courage, and more. We cannot get a pure gold with out the adverse fire. We couldn't have celebrated the three Hebrew boys’ courage without those haters and finally the furious fire furnace. We couldn't have enjoyed the redemption of God from the jaw of lions if there were not haters of Daniel.
For that matter, adversaries are those who create the stage for you to perform your excellence, demonstrate your ability, and show off your heroism. We cannot name a hero without a fight and heroes must have been celebrating those battles that helped them named heroes. We couldn't have a song like David killed 10, 000 Saul 1000 if there wasn't, in the first place, Goliath and Palestine who came against Israel. David couldn’t have been a king- as he was not qualified in his linage - except for that wonderful but dreadful adverse day where he confronted the adversary of his nation, Goliath.
Adversaries are indirect promoters and are blessings in disguise. The promotion of the three Hebrew boys was invoked by their accusers. If the latter were not worked hard to trap them, which brought them to a blazing and furious fire, they wouldn’t have come out of it celebrated and promoted. For that matter, friend, you wouldn’t have been here if there were not some adversaries who were kicking you from the back. Dr John Maxwell said, “When you get kicked in the rear, you know you are out in front.” Rather than over reacting or get irritated when our critics and adversaries pulled our legs that drags us back from our progress, let's get loose and move forward regardless of who is stamping us behind
The whole point is adversities created by adversaries are stepping stones to develop faith, bring out our best to meet their expectations, which they couldn't meet for themselves. This in turn promotes us to exercise victorious life. Haters are watchdogs that prompt our blessings and promotions Not only we shouldn't be critical against enemies and haters, we should also pray for them and pray we might have at least one
Jesus prayed for those who not only hated Him but crucified Him. He said, “Father don’t count this sin against them. They don’t know what they are doing.” Without Jesus’ haters who bugged Him all the way till He was executed on the cross, there wouldn’t have been redemption at all. Stephen also prayed the same prayer for those who stoned him to death. Friends, are your critics more worsen than the above killers? If not, rejoice man!! We have been so much critical against our critics who don't know what they are doing This is time to recount their role to push us forward towards our finishing line......
On the other hand, if we don't have yet adversaries, we might be far away from being up front. If we never have been bitterly criticized, watch it out; we might be well far from our destiny. Therefore, this is time to pray to have one than petitioning to avoid them When I was a kid, I used to hear a saying popular among the elderly people. Actually, it was a prayer to God. It goes like this: “Oh God, please don’t deprive me of accusers and jealousies.” I didn’t get it back then. Now, I came to know that they were smart community
They knew that the sign of accusers and jealousies means there is something big is going on with you. There won't be vultures without dead bodies in the vicinity. Have you ever saw people becoming jealousy and critic about someone without having something to show? Critics are provoked by status, possession, and performance or they are at rest and stand still. The challenge is whether you want to do something and get ready for critics or keep critics and adversaries at bay by remaining dormant.
Aristotle has an infamous antidote for those who fear criticism. He said, “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing”. The question is who wants to do nothing, be nothing and say nothing? We all want to achieve something to get fulfilled and there is no way to avoid criticism except to appreciate its role and get along with adversaries. Let's recount our blessings because of adversaries........
Good and evil, love and hate, creativity and criticism, and many more conflicting phenomena are expressed and have been coexisting this way for years. We all might not be on the same page concerning the importance of having these kinds of two contrasting things concomitantly presented for us to make choose. We might not agree the consequences of pursuing either of the paths and the likes. Leaving this kind of difficult arguements aside, let’s talk about how we should respond to adversaries and critics.
It would have been great if there has been a place free from such unwanted friends on earth. The reality is there is no way that we avoid critics from adversaries as far as we are doing something great. We wish if there are vaccines and we are vaccinated to get immunized. Most of us may think that one should always pray to avoid adversities and be careful of adversaries than to deal on how to respond and live with it.
In most cases, we don't want it and if it shows up as uninvited guest, we are dismissive about our adversaries like the voice of Oscar Wilde: “The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.” We all intend to be either protective or defensive and dismissive about those who oppose and criticize us. This is the main stream approach but for our surprise, great personalities in the past showed unusual grace and confidence when they dealt with their adversaries.
For the astonishment of many, one of the greatest Presidents of the US, Abraham Lincoln stocked his Cabinet with past adversaries. His Cabinet was known as "team of rivals". His friends and allies wondered why he did that ‘stupid’ thing. However, this wise and self reliant man said, “Look, these are the strongest and most able men in the country. The country's in peril. I need them by my side.” He was a person who understood the role of ‘qualified’ adversaries.
If we closely look at the role of adversaries, they play significant role to bring out our potential, courage, and more. We cannot get a pure gold with out the adverse fire. We couldn't have celebrated the three Hebrew boys’ courage without those haters and finally the furious fire furnace. We couldn't have enjoyed the redemption of God from the jaw of lions if there were not haters of Daniel.
For that matter, adversaries are those who create the stage for you to perform your excellence, demonstrate your ability, and show off your heroism. We cannot name a hero without a fight and heroes must have been celebrating those battles that helped them named heroes. We couldn't have a song like David killed 10, 000 Saul 1000 if there wasn't, in the first place, Goliath and Palestine who came against Israel. David couldn’t have been a king- as he was not qualified in his linage - except for that wonderful but dreadful adverse day where he confronted the adversary of his nation, Goliath.
Adversaries are indirect promoters and are blessings in disguise. The promotion of the three Hebrew boys was invoked by their accusers. If the latter were not worked hard to trap them, which brought them to a blazing and furious fire, they wouldn’t have come out of it celebrated and promoted. For that matter, friend, you wouldn’t have been here if there were not some adversaries who were kicking you from the back. Dr John Maxwell said, “When you get kicked in the rear, you know you are out in front.” Rather than over reacting or get irritated when our critics and adversaries pulled our legs that drags us back from our progress, let's get loose and move forward regardless of who is stamping us behind
The whole point is adversities created by adversaries are stepping stones to develop faith, bring out our best to meet their expectations, which they couldn't meet for themselves. This in turn promotes us to exercise victorious life. Haters are watchdogs that prompt our blessings and promotions
Not only we shouldn't be critical against enemies and haters, we should also pray for them and pray we might have at least one Jesus prayed for those who not only hated Him but crucified Him. He said, “Father don’t count this sin against them. They don’t know what they are doing.” Without Jesus’ haters who bugged Him all the way till He was executed on the cross, there wouldn’t have been redemption at all. Stephen also prayed the same prayer for those who stoned him to death. Friends, are your critics more worsen than the above killers? If not, rejoice man!! We have been so much critical against our critics who don't know what they are doing
This is time to recount their role to push us forward towards our finishing line......On the other hand, if we don't have yet adversaries, we might be far away from being up front. If we never have been bitterly criticized, watch it out; we might be well far from our destiny. Therefore, this is time to pray to have one than petitioning to avoid them
When I was a kid, I used to hear a saying popular among the elderly people. Actually, it was a prayer to God. It goes like this: “Oh God, please don’t deprive me of accusers and jealousies.” I didn’t get it back then. Now, I came to know that they were smart community They knew that the sign of accusers and jealousies means there is something big is going on with you. There won't be vultures without dead bodies in the vicinity. Have you ever saw people becoming jealousy and critic about someone without having something to show? Critics are provoked by status, possession, and performance or they are at rest and stand still. The challenge is whether you want to do something and get ready for critics or keep critics and adversaries at bay by remaining dormant.
Aristotle has an infamous antidote for those who fear criticism. He said, “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing”. The question is who wants to do nothing, be nothing and say nothing? We all want to achieve something to get fulfilled and there is no way to avoid criticism except to appreciate its role and get along with adversaries. Let's recount our blessings because of adversaries........
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