There is a dumb saying that goes: "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"
I don't know about that. It's still not any fun to go through them.
I can look back at my own life and see the difficult times I have had to go through and endure. I have endured times of working with difficult people, unpleasant projects and times that just I wished I could have avoided.
Life just doesn’t always go as planned. If it did I would choose to avoid going through difficult times.
I can look back at my own life and see the difficult times I have had to go through and endure. I have endured times of working with difficult people, unpleasant projects and times that just I wished I could have avoided.
Life just doesn’t always go as planned. If it did I would choose to avoid going through difficult times.
Several years ago my wife and I moved to Tampa, Florida. After just a month we wanted to leave. I had to ride the bus every day to work and the work situation was not what I had expected. During this time there was a hiring freeze so it took us two years to leave there. Two years may not seem like a long time unless you are going through it and didn't know how long it was going to last. I often said that if I just knew when the end was coming that I could have done a lot better. It wasn't until later that I could look back on those two years and see God's purpose during that time. Of course, it would have been nice to have that information when it seemed long and hopeless.
Sometimes we might how long it tough times will last but most of the time we do not. The only advice is suck it up. No way to sugar coat it. I am like you, I am not always patient at being patient but if you are a believer, you can know that with God that all things work together for His purpose.
When enduring hard times, I have tried to cling to things that will help me during the difficult time.
One thing that I always focus on is that things will eventually change. Either the situation will change or a time will come when we can change it.
When going through hard times we have to accept it for what it is and look for the moments that help renew us. It could be meditation, quiet time, encouraging music or anything that helps to renew you. For me it isn’t always the same thing depending on the situation. The most recent time it I took a few minutes before going to sleep to listen to some encouraging music. My go-to song during hard times has always been the song "Made Me Glad" by Hillsong. The chorus always lifts me up when it says:
Sometimes we might how long it tough times will last but most of the time we do not. The only advice is suck it up. No way to sugar coat it. I am like you, I am not always patient at being patient but if you are a believer, you can know that with God that all things work together for His purpose.
When enduring hard times, I have tried to cling to things that will help me during the difficult time.
One thing that I always focus on is that things will eventually change. Either the situation will change or a time will come when we can change it.
When going through hard times we have to accept it for what it is and look for the moments that help renew us. It could be meditation, quiet time, encouraging music or anything that helps to renew you. For me it isn’t always the same thing depending on the situation. The most recent time it I took a few minutes before going to sleep to listen to some encouraging music. My go-to song during hard times has always been the song "Made Me Glad" by Hillsong. The chorus always lifts me up when it says:
My portion, Deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help
Just do whatever works for you. Then when you have gotten through the difficult time, evaluate it so you can know how to improve enduring the next one.
The thing about difficult times are either you are getting ready to go through one, you are in one or you have just gotten through one.
Difficult times are going to happen. Just do the best we can to get through it.
