do u believe that in this life, the more you are given challenges, the more that you're life will be better

Question

i mean, is it really true that the greater the difficulty, the greater the glory? why,why not?

Answer 1

I have always thrived on challenges and they seem to be thrown before me too.


Lifes challenges can be as daunting as glorifying but the key is to be strong when want to be weak and to love rather than be angry, to forgive rather than hate to smile when want to cry to help rather than turn a blind eye to learn compromise rather than expect all your own way=these are the real challenges in life and enriching when can achieve-
Love an' light to you xxx

Answer 2

Mmm, I don't think that's *necessarily* true. Now, the more challenges you *overcome* and the harder the challenge, the more you grow and the better you feel about yourself.

But say that suddenly, your husband dies, your bank calls the mortgage in and you've got three children under the age of five -- that's a huge challenge. If you "face" it by committing suicide, you really haven't done anything, and left a bigger mess for the people behind you. But if you pull yourself together and get your family through the crisis, you've done a wonderful thing. But at such a great and huge cost, it may mean that you are not the same happy person that you were before the "challenge."

OTOH, climbing a mountain gives you a better sense of accomplishment than climbing a hill. Getting an A is more satisfying than getting a B. Winning the Olympics with a gold medal is all the glory -- in the sad competition-oriented society we live in today, a silver or bronze (or god forbid, fourth!) is hardly valued by the media, and I'm afraid some atheletes don't appreciate it, either.

"The more challenges, the better" is too simplistic a way of stating the problem, but in general, I do think it's better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. Accept the challenge as a gift -- if you win, the rewards are great!

Answer 3

There is truth to that in a qualitative sense. Troubles are points at which a person can grow, but it depends on if you see the challenges as a point for growth or a point for defeat. It really comes from a attitude that one develops. Many become defeated by challenges many dont. In my opinion it is not always easy for everyone to see death and destruction as a point to grow on, and it is not easy to get around that especially when it hits at a personal level.

In a the Christian tradition though there is the verse that says "God will not give a person more then they are able to handle." There can be some debate about this but if you believe that God is a loving and caring god then he will not allow any trouble into our lives that he is not willing to help us out with. Some take it as God will only be as hard on us as we can take, but I dont necessarily think that is so. I think this because life in general can get pretty rocky!

As far as the 'Greater the Glory" is concerned, I dont think that there is much glory on earth for those who experience major problems. I do think that it can make a person better and closer to God. In this closeness to God then there maybe a "Glory" of a personal sense. In the after life I am not sure either if there is more Glory for those that suffer on earth.

What I am sure is that suffering makes you appreciate what you have more, and gives you an ability to focus on what is really important. For me it is God, and all that he has done to help me in my difficulties. I know that I could not do what I did to get past my meger trials.

Answer 4

You can only grow and learn by overcoming obstacles. Rising to a challenge and conquering it raises your self-confidence, enabling you to take on greater hurdles.

Answer 5

No