Yes,
He has risen and conquered death.
There is life after death just like there is
spring after winter.
What
lessons can we learn from His life, especially during His last few days?
My
mother used to tell me that we all have our own crosses to carry. Boy isn’t that
the truth? The choice is ours to be victors or victims from our struggles in
life. There is no victory without struggle. The next time you face something
that seems unbearable, stop for a minute, reflect, get some perspective, it
could be the biggest blessing preceding the biggest victory of your life.
Here
are 7 lessons we can learn from what happened 2,000 years ago:
1.
Our problem today is not lack of information;
our problem today is lack of mental fitness, lack of emotional strength to
endure the valleys of life.
2. True
victories only come after struggles. It takes vision, faith, and courage to
understand what is happening as we go through our own crucifixion.
3. We
will reap the harvest as long as we endure our struggles and don’t give up.
4. Suffering
is a divine favor. Carry your own cross with grace for there will be immense
rewards at the end. Yes, you will be tempted to quit. Quitters never benefit
from their struggles.
5. A
life full of struggles is preferred over a life full of half struggles, the life of a quitter .
Have you seen a statue raised for a quitter?
6. Allow
yourself to be led or be a follower as you go through the struggles. He
conquered death to give us strength to conquer our struggles. Stay the course
and know that it is ok to ask for help to carry your cross. Christ needed help
too.
7.
Never believe experts who have not carried their
crosses yet. If they have not been in the valleys of life, they may have little
you can learn from.
Be blessed and be a blessing to others!
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being
a Great Follower)
Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of
Reflection, Love, and Legacy)
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