It’s not a question of if there will be a major or minor failure in our life. During the Christmas holidays a fifth-grade boy was involved in an accident that almost took his life. When it was time to resume his fifth-grade schoolwork, he found it difficult to do.
For the rest of that school year and the following year there was little interest in schoolwork, which meant failure to pass the fifth grade. Excuses ranged from his feeling tired to school being boring. That he would fail and be left behind was obvious until his father was finally notified.
The reason for his inability to focus was traumatically coming close to being killed. Lack of interest in schoolwork was a cover for depression. Looking for the actual cause of his failure to focus was an important step in healing from the trauma caused by the accident.
Asking God for guidance, insight, and understanding is a first step toward healing and recovery.
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Carry
one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the requirements of the
law of Christ, [that is, the law of Christian love].
~Galatians
6:2 Amplified Bible
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