Wine, Diamonds, Copper, Bronze by (me!) sandra, tvgp
and as i've mentioned recently -there are a plethora of books, with different authors, at different times saying the exact same thing, using different words -and i wrote that in regard to "holding our thoughts captive" -inventory your thoughts; proactively delete, change, choose thoughts that serve you/humanity at large
lots of people teaching about 'visualizing' with your imagination, and making yourself 'feel' like what it would really feel like to achieve your goals -explaining how the subconscious can't distinguish between imagination/reality -law of attraction, and all that...
what i want to capture next, is the same thing but different topic. -because again, we have a plethora of books, with different authors, at different times, saying the exact same things, but using different analogies
the essence is this: pressure eventually yields something beautiful..
many people use "diamonds" as an analogy, because it involves a great deal of heat, and lots of cutting before you get a valuable diamond -i.e., heat reaches over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit; INTENSE PRESSURE, approx 725,000 pounds per square inch is applied to carbon deep in earth's crust..
lots of people use the pounding of ocean waves analogy
and in, breaking ground, by daniel libeskind, he writes, pg 261 hardcover,
"Still, I hoped the pressure would lead to something fruitful. A wine press or an oil press, after all, distills the essence while getting rid of the dregs. And architecture, like life, is always under pressure. That is its true nature. To withstand pressure is the essence of integrity, for a human being or building"
in the Bible, -beauty for ashes and many other passages
in one of Bishop T.D. Jakes sermons -from a series, if I remember correctly, was titled, 'CRUSHING'
he used a Copper Boiling analogy.. "God turns pressure into POWER" -boiling away impurities..
-and i don't have the time to re-read every one of my books, and find that one paragraph, but certainly
every author, teacher eventually finds an analogy to explain, to identify, to help us prepare, to help us cope with the same very hard truth:
there will be intense pressure(s) -and if you can withstand it; or withstand them...
-you are probably most familiar with, "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"
so, hopefully i can spare you having to read one hundred books, or watch one hundred movies, all confirming the same thing: the more intense the pressure; the more valuable the pressure-taker becomes
In Christian teachings -the level of attack/pressure, is directly related to how much of a threat the enemy considers you
-therefore,
We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
/and i confess here.. i am sometimes using pressure/suffering as synonymous
when that is only sometimes the case. all suffering is pressure; but not all pressure includes suffering.
-more later; amen.
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 7:25 PM
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