Sometimes, we must be hurt in order to grow

We must fail in order to know

We must lose in order to gain

Some lessons are learned best only through pain

Sometimes our vision clears

Only after our eyes are washed with tears.

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Sometimes we have to be broken so we can be tender

Sick so we can rest and think better

On things more important than work or fun,

Trip near death, so we can assess how we've run.

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Sometimes we have to suffer lack so we can know God's provision,

Feel another s pain so we can have a sense of mission.

So take heart, my friend, if you don't understand today,

Instead of grumbling, ask God what He means to say,

In order to learn you must endure,

And learn to see the bigger picture.

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In order to grow, you must stand

Look beyond the hurt to God's loving hand

That takes what is good, and gives what is best

And on this blessed thought, rest:

As your anxious heart, with questions, waits,

God's hand only gives what His loving heart dictates.

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