“You have to live through hard days to get to the happy ones. Hang in there.” –Unknown
Life will be tough sometimes, it’s a fact and everybody knows it. How do we endure those times?
One reason we’re given trials is to test how we will deal with what comes our way. Trials can also prove to be gifts that help us grow and learn. It’s important to tackle our trials head on.
“That’s easier said than done,” you might reply. You don’t think I know that? Sometimes we have obstacles in life that seem impossible to rise above.
According to Michael Jordan, “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
Everyone undergoes trials, and yes, that includes me too. I have the typical teen trials too. What makes it even trickier is that sometimes we hear voices in our heads saying things like, “nobody likes me,” “I’m not pretty,” “I don’t have any friends,” or “I’ll never be good enough.” That’s the voice of defeat; a.k.a. the adversary. If you want to succeed, don’t listen to it. Argue back! Replace that thought with what you do want. Then make it happen.
Hardships often prepare people for extraordinary futures. You never know what the future holds in store for you. Everyone has a purpose in life—everyone— that doesn’t exclude you! You have a mission in life that nobody can do as well as you. Someone else can do it but that other person can’t accomplish it as well as you can. They can’t inspire the same people you will be able to. They don’t think the way you do. They don’t know the things you know. You’ve learned things from your trials that you can teach them. Nobody else is the same as you. You are special! You can make it through!
There is a quote that says, “H.O.P.E. Hold On Pain Ends.” And it’s true. You will get through this hard time eventually. The sun will always come out from the clouds again! Even if you can’t imagine that day right now, it always does. There really is a rainbow at the end of the storm.
So hang on, and learn to enjoy the ride!
