She was very familiar with this river.
The river had never disappeared away.
This river always existed as long as she remembered it.
The river was scary and strong.
It wasn't like any other rivers, it was the River of Adversity. This word was difficult for the little girl to understand it completely but she knew that something was wrong with it because she felt different whenever she passed near by it or when she wondered around the river.
As she grew older,she was more curious about the river and she even put her feet in it from time to time. First she tried a little bit, not much deep in the river. The bitterness of the water hurt her feet so much. The river wasn't that far away from her home. That's why it was hard for her sometimes to stay away from its bitterness. She knew she needed to be carefull with it because she had heard that there were some other people before who fell in the same river and they never came back.
As the little girl grew up more and she became a young lady, she came across with this river more often in her life. Actually she was a very blessed girl since she had a special Person in her life who was guiding her from the Very Beginning; even when she didnt know about this Person.
One day she had to go to another village but it was impossible to cross the way without being get wet by the splashes from the river. Ahh... the splashes burnt her legs and she was crying in pain and she decided to move to another city where there was no River of pain like this! Yes, that would be the solution for her and also for other people maybe? Certainly she would find a place where no River of pain and sorrow was flowing...
She didnt have any strength anymore to face this River one more day. When she was all ready to leave, she heard the Voice of the Special Person, in her deep being, the Voice was coming from her Heavenly Father...He met her for a short moment at her house gate but it felt like a very long sweet appointment.
After He was finished with His Words she was convinced to stay..She wasn't going to run away from the River anymore. When the Heavenly Father speaks He speaks firm,convincing and lovely. You know you are safe when He speaks. The girl was happy to know that she was safe and she was going to keep her Father's words even when she would become an old woman. And she did: She did keep those precious Words from the Father, even after many years. It was those words that changed her attitude towards the life with the River of Adversity.
Her Father had said to her that day... : " My dear Child.. Running away from the Pain is never the solution, it never helps you to overcome it. In every city and village, you will run into the same River. You cannot run away from it but you can face it. My child...overcoming the pain means to continue living in spite of the pain. Going through pain is not meaningless: Trust me that it is meaningful, trust Me that it is meaningful even when the meaning is hidden in Me. Don't be afraid of such deadly rivers in your life, don't be afraid of tears in your life. You are strong enough in Me if the splash comes onto your feet from that river but your feet won't be affected as long as you walk with Me. I will bless your feet. Pain is a life calling sometimes but your attitude should not be to run away from it but staying with Me during it. Pain is not for your damage but it is for your growth my child. That river will be flowing here and there as long as you live but I will be here as well during your lifetime. Dont forget that it is Me ,your Heavenly Father who is sailing your Boat.
His Face was shining on her tears. Young girl said to Him:" I love You and your Word, Father."
Father said: " Good child, continue loving my Word and loving Him means obeying Him too."
The girl knew this was real and she wasn't just dreaming.
He said " Tell other people too if they see you that you are not afraid of the River of Pain. Tell them that it is Me, the Father who is sailing your Boat on the river. You will overcome the river because first I have overcome it for you."
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