123. Friendly Hardships - Daily Dose of Wisdom

Hardships in life are the material world’s way of beckoning to you, “Purify me! Elevate me!” They come to you knowing you can overcome them, and thereby they will fulfill their purpose of being.

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From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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November 10, 2010

Great!

I agree 100%. I believe they come just in the perfect, right size; large enough to be bearable and in the right amount to be overcome. Sometimes, when we face them right away, we think we won´t be able to make it and weakness come all over us. But G-d is always there blowing the breath of life into us and enabling us to get over one more obstacle and be the happy winners He wants all of us to be. Shalom, brothers and sisters!

José Flávio Nogueira Guimarães
Belo Horizonte, MG/Brazil

November 10, 2010

Question

Does this also applies to "internal" hardships? For example, when you feel extremely afraid of something that is not really big but to you is huge?

Carolina
Santiago

November 10, 2010

Friendly Hardships

My friends have asked me how I have been able to deal with all of the blows & hardships G-d has given me. My answer is: "Hindsight being 20/20, every challenge G-d has given me has been a way to make me stronger and able to help others who find themselves in similar situations and cannot find their way up and out." A very dear friend of mine who suffered tremendously with metastatic breast cancer always had a smile and used the phrase "Onward and Upward" whenever anyone asked how she was handling her situation. I agree with her sentiment.

Anonymous
olney, md