"You cannot runaway from a weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?"
~ Robert Louis Stevenson~
All of you have heard of Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow (If you haven't you have really missed out and you need to go remedy that immediately.) If you have sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, these are great books to read to them when they are first becoming serious readers. I loved reading the Black Arrow to my brother when he was about 7 years of age. He read the rest of them on his own and went back and read everything that was read to him. Now he is working on Homer and the Greek historians.
Do you have a weakness you struggle with? Self-pity, depression, pride ("And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility." -Coleridge). All of these are weaknesses (sin) even though they are not often talked about. I found the quote by Robert Stevenson encouraging, Like the maxim, "your sin will find you out" face it now and fight it out with Christ's help it can be overcome.
"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."
-Edmund Burke-
"My strength is made perfect in weakness."
II Corinthians 12:9
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