One of my favorite aspects of our religion is our helpful perspective on personal struggles, or in other words, on temptation. Many religions demonize temptations as if we are weak for having them. But the reality is, the opposite is true! When a bridge is made out of steel, the steel is tested right away and over time. That test becomes how it is known. In other words, when anything is tested it becomes known by that test.
Perceiving the Spiritual in Contrasts
Insights for Worship Secrets of Heaven n. 5962.2 by Emanuel Swedenborg “It is part of God’s divine design that things proceed from beginning to end;