Somebody had asked me, "how long and how much am I supposed to 'deal with' another person's weakness and shortcomings?" That is to simply ask, at what point does the cost of ignoring a problem (character flaw and/or weakness) outweigh the consequences of a potentially explosive action by which a relationship can be rocked into oblivion? Therefore we look at Romans 15:1 where it reads, "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
"All complain -- princes and subjects, noblemen and commoners, old and young, strong and weak, learned and ignorant, healthy and sick, of all countries, all times, all ages, and all conditions.
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
Jesus could have died at the cusp of fulfilling his salvific act of mercy on us. […]
Take this logical reality check: you can't know hope until you suffered hopelessly! That's right, hope can only be known to people who lacked it and can't grasp the idea of it.
If you ever been in a position of least power, then you know what I’m talking […]
Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

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