When Life Gets Difficult

I wake up and life hurts. For some reason not everything is going the way I wanted to. I am not sure how to improve my marriage, business is not doing great, I feel tired, I feel stuck in life, it seems like I am not getting along with my friends and just it feels like a dark cloud is following me.

When Life Gets Difficult

I am trying everything that is in my hands to improve everything in my life, but it seems like it's not happening. 

Nevertheless, I know it's not the end and that everything by the end will be okay. I have overcome more painful depressions and difficult times, but that does not mean that I am immune to life.

Thank God I learned many things that help me during these times. 

Persistent. I learned that I must continue fighting until the end. I must not give up until I die. That my dreams and life depend on my persistence and if I stop persisting, I would die not releasing my potential.

Patients. Things are to be the way that is supposed; that I must do everything that is in my hands to improve my situation and leave the rest in the hands of God because there are things that I can’t simply change. 

Continue doing the things that I have done to help me.

 The things that helped me back in the past will continue to help me in the present. Practicing those good habits will continue improving my life even though it doesn't seem like it. Reading, meditating, exercising, eating healthy, being grateful, caring about others, saving, hiking, are some things that I must continue doing. Otherwise, my life will get worse.

I am in a better position.

 This week two people close to friends died. These two guys were young and left their kids without a dad and also left a widow. I attended one of these funerals. It was heartbreaking to see their families suffering. I wanted to say or do something that can make them feel better. But there is nothing I can do. That suffering is their suffering and nobody else except God can help with that. Even though I am in hard times, I am not suffering like these families. I can see that my pain is nothing compared to the pain of these families.

I am grateful. 

I remember my blessings. My whole family is alive and healthy. I am alive and healthy and I have everything I need to continue progressing. In reality there is nothing to complain about because the most basic things to survive are available for me. 

What else am I going to do? 

There is only one thing to do and that is to continue fighting against adversity and not giving up. The other option is to practice destructive behaviors to ignore the pain of the season such as drinking, compulsive shopping, doing drugs, binge on TV series, and others. I want to strive out of difficulty and not stay there.

Others depend on me.

Many people look up to me to help them with their lives. I need to set an example for them, so they also can be strong when they are going through tough times. 

I let God take control. 

By the end, no human has control over his life. We think we do and we do our best to have control. But there are things that are out of control and the only option we have is to let God lead the way. I believe God is a lot more intelligent than me since He is my creator and the creator of everything. Of course God will lead me to his plan which is the reason why I am here.

This too shall pass.

 Life has seasons. Good and bad times. Good times are not forever, but also bad times are not forever. I learned how to live life enjoying my seasons. Therefore, I know this too shall pass. 

No matter who you are, life will also happen to you. But it’s not about trying to avoid reality and hide from the difficulty. It is about facing it and improving during such times. Don’t let bad times discourage you and know that you are not the only one and that this too shall pass for you and trust God with His plan. When Life Gets Difficult

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