As a Lesson
Most of the important lessons we learn in life begin as problems. Few people learn how to manage money well until they have experienced a lack of it. Most great marriages are not only built upon the pinnacles of mutual respect and love, but have also been forged in the low valleys of struggle. And there's not a parent anywhere (not any good ones anyway) who have not learned the art of parenting through the slippery problems of changing diapers and crying over spilled milk and dented bumpers. Problems and pain are life's greatest teachers.
Somewhere in the problem mix of today, there is a lesson to be learned. It may not be a lesson we desire (who wants to get pummeled?), but if we are attentive and receptive, we can learn of the new path and even learn to trust God more as we navigate the orange cones of life. Some of the lessons make us better people. Some weigh us down. But all lessons can eventually be three-hole punched into our spiritual inventory.
Problems, like tests in school, remind us that we must be life-long learners. Like it or not. School is still in session. The bell is ringing. It tolls for thee.
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