---The Power of The Cross ~~

--"We see Timothy....so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them."
---[1 Thessalonians 3:2-3] --

---Do parents try too hare to make their kids happy? And does this have the opposite effect? These questions introduce an interview with Lori Gottlieb author of an article on the subject of unhappy young adults. Her conclusion: Yes. Parents who refuse to let their children experience failure or sadness give them a false view of the world and do not prepare them for the harsh realities of adult life. They're left feeling empty and anxious.

Some Christians expect God to protect them from all sorrow and disappointment. But that's not the kind of Father He is. He lovingly allows His children to go through suffering (Isaiah 43:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:5).

When we start with the mistaken belief that only an easy life will make us truly happy, we will soon grow weary. But when we face the truth that life is difficult, we can invest in what strengthens us for the times when we face the truth that life is difficult, We have the power of the Cross to run to, in Jesus Name.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90SIxGKR8Q>
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