Hello Everyone,
Today I want to talk about hard times. What are they? Are we supposed to have them? How do we handle them?
Well, as I have mentioned several times before I didn't like dealing with my emotions so I stuffed them in a box. In the same way I didn't like dealing with the thought of hard times in life. I didn't like dealing with hard things either because guess what - They came with negative emotions and I really didn't like that.
So what are hard times? Well, it's interesting that the definition changes based on your circumstances. I have helped a couple of kids with homework in the last six months. Now to them, they were in hard times. The deadline to turn the homework in was rapidly approaching and there was a lot to do. Also, because they had never done a couple of these projects, it was even more difficult because sometimes they were unsure of what to do. Because I have had a lot of school and done a lot of projects (and because we were talking about sixth grade stuff) it didn't really bother me so I didn't consider the situation all that intense.
That makes sense right because I am comparing where I am at 40 years old with where sixth graders are. But let me tell you this. I have also noticed that there are certainly challenges that come with being a parent that seem very hard to me. Now my girlfriend, D, who is an amazing parent has already been through some of what I am going through and while she encourages me and tells me that I am doing a great job, some of these things seem easier because she understands them already.
Of course there are other circumstances that most of us adults either have faced or face now like financial hard times or the loss of a relationship. All these things hurt.
Now I am sure this is obvious to you but I really didn't understand that all of these things are normal and a part of life. Even Jesus said, "In this life you will have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world." That was a revelation for me. I hated conflict and trouble and did everything I could to avoid it. I even buried my head in the sand a few times and tried to pretend that hard times didn't really exist. I know you have never been as stupid as I was and I am glad.
Very recently I went on a trip that was very hard for me. The people I was with caused me a certain amount of challenges and I was definitely emotionally overcome. Now nothing really bad happened but I didn't know how to handle several situations and there seemed to always be a situation to handle. But, by God's grace, I was able to handle each one and with his help, I was told that I did a very good job. So what do we do when hard times come? The answer is pretty easy - Face the hard time and overcome it. Like Jesus said, He has overcome the world.
I heard someone say the definition of courageous is not that you are never scared. The definition of being courageous is being afraid and doing what needs to be done anyway. This week, I got an opportunity to face something that really had me worried. Fortunately for me, the other person in this situation is amazing and we were able to work through what we needed to. But one of the things that made me feel good about myself is that I didn't bury my head in the sand - I faced the hard time head on and with the Lord's help, we overcame it.
Guess what - Every time you face something hard and overcome it, you grow. So don't worry about hard times. They will come. But with God's help you can overcome everyone. I will leave you with this - when you face a hard time and overcome it, the next time you see it, it won't seem very hard.
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Today I want to talk about hard times. What are they? Are we supposed to have them? How do we handle them?
Well, as I have mentioned several times before I didn't like dealing with my emotions so I stuffed them in a box. In the same way I didn't like dealing with the thought of hard times in life. I didn't like dealing with hard things either because guess what - They came with negative emotions and I really didn't like that.
So what are hard times? Well, it's interesting that the definition changes based on your circumstances. I have helped a couple of kids with homework in the last six months. Now to them, they were in hard times. The deadline to turn the homework in was rapidly approaching and there was a lot to do. Also, because they had never done a couple of these projects, it was even more difficult because sometimes they were unsure of what to do. Because I have had a lot of school and done a lot of projects (and because we were talking about sixth grade stuff) it didn't really bother me so I didn't consider the situation all that intense.
That makes sense right because I am comparing where I am at 40 years old with where sixth graders are. But let me tell you this. I have also noticed that there are certainly challenges that come with being a parent that seem very hard to me. Now my girlfriend, D, who is an amazing parent has already been through some of what I am going through and while she encourages me and tells me that I am doing a great job, some of these things seem easier because she understands them already.
Of course there are other circumstances that most of us adults either have faced or face now like financial hard times or the loss of a relationship. All these things hurt.
Now I am sure this is obvious to you but I really didn't understand that all of these things are normal and a part of life. Even Jesus said, "In this life you will have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world." That was a revelation for me. I hated conflict and trouble and did everything I could to avoid it. I even buried my head in the sand a few times and tried to pretend that hard times didn't really exist. I know you have never been as stupid as I was and I am glad.
Very recently I went on a trip that was very hard for me. The people I was with caused me a certain amount of challenges and I was definitely emotionally overcome. Now nothing really bad happened but I didn't know how to handle several situations and there seemed to always be a situation to handle. But, by God's grace, I was able to handle each one and with his help, I was told that I did a very good job. So what do we do when hard times come? The answer is pretty easy - Face the hard time and overcome it. Like Jesus said, He has overcome the world.
I heard someone say the definition of courageous is not that you are never scared. The definition of being courageous is being afraid and doing what needs to be done anyway. This week, I got an opportunity to face something that really had me worried. Fortunately for me, the other person in this situation is amazing and we were able to work through what we needed to. But one of the things that made me feel good about myself is that I didn't bury my head in the sand - I faced the hard time head on and with the Lord's help, we overcame it.
Guess what - Every time you face something hard and overcome it, you grow. So don't worry about hard times. They will come. But with God's help you can overcome everyone. I will leave you with this - when you face a hard time and overcome it, the next time you see it, it won't seem very hard.
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