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A thought by Kyle Idleman from his book, Don't Give Up (p. 76). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I’m glad you stopped.   This is important to see. Kyle says, “In his book David and Goliath , Malcolm Gladwell shares… stories of multitudes of people who chose to overcome. He writes about what he calls ‘desirable difficulties,’ postulating that having to face horrible circumstances is actually an opportunity rather than an obstacle. People who have to overcome adversity are forced to learn more and work harder, and actually, have an advantage over those who have had it easier. The few, the chosen—the strugglers.” Kyle goes on, “He suggests that the unbelievable number of people who have overcome disability or disadvantage didn’t succeed in spite of their circumstances but because of them. Not that difficulties served up greatness to them on a silver platter. Instead, they chose to use

A thought by Kyle Idleman from his book, Don't Give Up (p. 75). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) It seems that confidence and difficulty may go together, at least in the handling of difficulties! Kyle says, “That kind of faith gives us a perspective on our current struggles. We don’t feel sorry for ourselves now because we have confidence in what awaits. Faith understands that our best life isn’t now; our best life is yet to come. So we don’t grow weary or lose heart.” He goes on, “Not only will we choose not to feel sorry for ourselves because of our circumstances but we will also choose to overcome our circumstances. “Instead of feeling like a victim, we choose to use what’s happened to us as a springboard propelling us to greatness.” Kyle says, “Sound overly optimistic? A little too Tony Robbins for you? “It’s not. This is the power of God in your life. Paul reminds us in Ephesi

A thought by Kyle Idleman from his book,  Don't Give Up   (p. 66). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Wait a minute, that can’t be true, can it? Kyle says, “People with a victim mentality tend to whine and complain. They feel powerless to change, so they lament their circumstances. They focus on what’s wrong and ignore what’s right. They can offer exhaustive lists of the ways they’ve been treated unfairly and gotten the short end of the stick. “Journalist James Glassman declares that a ‘culture of complaint’ has infected America. For instance, we complain about low incomes, high food prices, and the outsourcing of jobs. However: Adjusting for inflation, compensation has tripled since 1947, while the cost of necessities has plummeted. Food in 1950 represented about one-third of a family’s total expenditures; today, it’s one-seventh. Americans work fewer hours and have more cars, cultural insti