Ethan

True Strength
A great teacher and an awesome example of strength died in July. My teacher Mrs. Hernandez passed away after a long battle with cancer. As I reflected upon the impact she left on my life God gave me another bit of wisdom. Mrs. Hernandez taught me many things, but her last lesson was on what it really means to be strong. She knew that eventually the cancer would get her, she was in constant pain, and began to lose the ability to do certain things, and yet she kept going. Anyone in her situation would have stayed home and stopped their job and activities, but she didn’t. She still went to work, got radiation, and even served as a class adviser. All I could think was why, why fight a battle you know you will lose. Then God clicked a thought into my head, we all fight battles each day. Many of these battles are hopeless and many give up. We fall into the same temptations and struggles all the time. It's hard to want to press on when yo feel like your only losing ground. Mrs. Hernandez never gave up, and that’s when I learned the last lesson she would teach me, true strength is fight a battle you know you are going to lose and never giving up. This idea also appeared in a book I read for English called //To Kill a Mocking Bird.// An old lady in the book named Mrs. Dubose was going to die, but insisted on getting off pain medication instead of increasing it. Atticus tells this story to his son to show that true strength is fighting even when you know your going to lose. In the same way Atticus took on a case he knew he could not win. I know I personally fall, and my battles never seem to end. I began to wonder why should I fight on when I already failed, but God told me I need to continue no matter how hard it is, or how many times I fall He will be there. So even if you never preach to hundreds or die for Christ, if you never give up and do what you can for Christ then you are strong. This piece is dedicated to Mrs. Hernandez and her family, know that we miss you and that you made an impact on those you taught, rest in peace. "Therefore since God in His mercy has given us this new way, we never give up." 2 Corinthians 4:1

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