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Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Sunday, November 7, 2004
The Value of Hard Places
So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
2 Corinthians 4:12
Being forced into hard places gives us a whole new perspective on life.
Things we once valued no longer hold the same value. Small things become
big things, and what we once thought big no longer holds such
importance.
These hard places allow us to identify with the sufferings of others. It
keeps us from having a shallow view of the hardships of others and
allows us to truly identify with them. Those who speak of such trials
from no experience often judge others who have had such hardship. It is
a superficiality of Christian experience that often permeates shallow
believers.
Those who have walked in hard places immediately have a kinship with
others who have walked there also. They do not need to explain; they
merely look at one another with mutual respect and admiration for their
common experience. They know that death has worked a special thing in
them. This death leads to life in others because of the hard places God
has taken them through.
It is impossible to appreciate any valley experience while you are in
it. However, once you have reached the top of the mountain, you are able
to appreciate what terrain you have passed through. You marvel at what
you were able to walk through. The valley of the shadow of death has
yielded more than you ever thought possible. You are able to appreciate
the beauty of the experience and lay aside the sorrow and pain it may
have produced.
Death works in you for a greater purpose. If you are there today, be
assured that God is producing something of much greater value than you
will ever know.
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