Desert

Sunshine all the time creates desert as one of the Arab quotes says. For quite some time I was meditating on the quote. It all came together when I read James 1. Where Paul talks about tribulations and how we should rejoice when we fall into tribulations. Usually when people are going through rough time in life, they are rather weary and worried than happy. However, God cares about our character and wants to shape us into maturity and wholeness so we would not have any flaw. 

For some reason people always escape hardship in life, thinking if trouble comes it makes them feel as they are losers or there is something wrong with them. Although, if you look at it from a different angle- it might just be for your own benefit of enriching you for eternity. 

As the ancient quotes says

in the desert you can’t grow apple trees. Escaping hardship is escaping being fruitful. Because storms not only strengthen the roots, they take down the dry old branches.