LIFE CHALLENGES ARE INEVITABLE

We are all candidates of life challenges

1 Corinthians 10:13: No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. (NIV)

Life is full of challenges and surprises too. Challenges in life come, and they can be used to your advantage. Each one is an opportunity for personal growth and self-improvement. Ultimately, the goal is to use what you learn as you grow to become the best version of yourself. All of us face life challenges in different dimensions. Some are more serious than others but must be faced. How we handle these struggles on a daily basis determines our physical, as well as our mental well-being. It takes only a single event to convince us we have no control over our circumstances. Sometimes these challenges consume us with guilt, panic attacks, chronic fatigue, resources, relationships, and can bring lots of frustrations in our lives. Our problems pressure us from every side, threatening to crush or break us.

Surprisingly, all life challenges have a direct relationship in defining our purpose in life. If only we could find assurance that there was a plan or reason for the difficulties we face. Life challenges enable us to see ourselves at our best and our worst. We may attempt to temporarily escape our circumstances, falling into all known behaviours trying to run away from the challenges. Sometimes even extending to some opting to take away their lives.

We face our greatest life challenges when we struggle to find love, security, and assurance that life truly has meaning. Our fears, unhealthy behaviors, and excessive emotional struggles result from our inability to interpret and correctly cope with our circumstances and feelings. Sometimes it is possible to move beyond that place of hopelessness.
When we develop a personal relationship with the One who created us, we discover how God wants us to respond in any given situation. If you are facing difficult decision, trust Him to provide the comfort, strength, and wisdom you need in order to continue toward your goal. By placing our faith in God, we take our hands off our problems. God gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, to reach beyond time, life’s challenges, and even death to save us.

Isaiah 43:1-2: But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. (NIV)

Psalms 18:1-2: “I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold”

Life is full of opportunities and challenges. We can meet these challenges and still live life abundantly. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people who survive do so because they have learnt to reach positively to their predicaments. They don’t give up. They manage their problems creatively and constructively and finally they succeed.

When life getters harder, challenge yourself to be stronger. Challenges are temporary and not permanent. They have a time frame. Life challenges are what make life interesting. When we overcome them, then we find their meaning. Sometimes they come to harden us and make us better people.