We are inclined to be selfish, our first thought is usually going to be about our feelings, and when you're facing your trials it isn't easy to think of someone else that's facing an even bigger trial. They say once you have life you have a chance, but what is life if you feel like you can't catch a break and everywhere you turn it's just sorrow. You wanna be mad at God and you want to scream what did I ever do to deserve all the things I'm going through, you think I'm a good person I try to be good, I don't deserve this. You think my relationship isn't where I want it to be, my life isn't where I want it to be. You wallow in your sorrows, and you turn to things that aren't of God. How then is he suppose to be with you if you turn from him.
You've gotta be a fighter in order to survive in this life, the world is made of good and evil, sometimes great things happen to you, sometimes bad things happen to you. Our strength is determined by the things we are faced with and how we overcome them. It isn't easy to be a fighter, I can tell you 100% it isn't, I've been a fighter all my life so I can attest to it.But sometimes you break down because the blows of life just become too much, and you feel like God has left you and he is just watching from the sides, just watching you go through all your pain and failing to help. Truth is if you call on him with a sincere heart, he will not forsake you. I thought to myself how do you have people that don't believe in God, how do you not see him in the trees, the flowers the sea and oceans and even in great people, Sometimes someone is such a good person, it just confirms the fact that God is real. What do you rely on for your strength, because if you have hope, you believe in God, because without God nothing is possible. God is hope and without hope we would not be living the lives in which we are meant to live.
One of my favorite stories in the bible is about Job, he was a good man, a faithful man, he was blessed with many riches and then he lost it all. God gave Satan the authority to tempt Job because he knew Job would stay faithful to him. All his riches were taken away, he was stricken with ailments, he asked God "why me?" because he knew he was such a good person, but he never once cursed God.When he came out of those trials, he was blessed with even more riches than he had before. Life is uncertain and we have a lot of hiccups along the way, We may not get what we want right away, because either we need to be taught something that will help us to build a strong character, or it's not the right time for it to happen. Relationships and life are the hardest things to handle especially if God isn't in it, a family that prays together stays together, it's not just a saying, keep God in your life, and you will see how much better it will be. Life hits you hard sometimes, but can you think back to some of the hardships you faced in your life, then think about what happened to them, they didn't last forever did they? so cheer up buttercup,you're a fighter remember? You may still be going through struggles, but give it to God and worry about it no more, we cannot change the things we can't control.
