Feb 9th Daily Reflection

We are conditioned to think that afflictions are a bad thing, however, as today's devotion mentions, there are wonderful gifts from the Lord! I am encouraged reading today's devotion because it validates that I am not nuts when I get excited about afflictions, excited to see how they will be resolved, excited to see what I will learn in the process. Afflictions are gifts from the Lord, a powerful way to experience the world! It's like heaven on earth.