Russell A. Cardwell Online

Often I have heard that God gives us each a cross to bear. Sometimes I think each of our crosses is uniquely tailored to our specific needs and strengths. But always the burden is too much for us to bear alone.

As we strive, with his help, the effort forces us to grow in ways of his choosing, not necessarily as we would have chosen. So he continues to mold us. But as we grow in wisdom and strength, the cross he gives us grows ever heavier and harder to bear. Thus we never outgrow our need for him.

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