Strength Through Adversity
This month has been one of the most trying times of my life. Maybe not the most discouraging time, but it’s right up there with the worst. There were days this month that made me so upset and discouraged. I didn’t know how we’d get through.
While I still don’t have any answers about how things will work out, I know that somehow, I’ll get through it all.
Heavenly Father has blessed me with some impressions and feelings that have made it easier to cope. I felt like I should share those impressions with you and maybe it will help you have strength in your times of adversity.
The first thought is that I need to be strong. Times are going to be hard. We are in the last days. Did we think it was going to be easy? It’s going to get really tough and we’re going to need to be able to handle tough stuff. So, my first impression was that I need to be stronger than this to be ready for what’s to come. If I didn’t get tested and strengthened, I wouldn’t be ready when the really tough stuff comes. And it’s coming.
The second thought I had was that this was all for my good and for my family’s good. We have tough times to humble us and to polish us. We are rough stones that need to be polished and have the rough corners cut off from the bumps in life. This will help us to become better people. We can become the people God intended us to become. But it takes the refiners fire. Sometimes that fire is really hot and we get discouraged. Many great people became who they are because they went through tough times.
Another thing that gave me strength is the scripture in Phillipians 4:13, which says, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. This has become my motto. I have it posted all over my house and I read it at least 20 times a day. When things are so bad that I sit down and cry, I look around and see one of those cards and it reminds me to be more faithful and rely on my Savior.
I know that it’s no fun to be in the middle of a trial. This life is full of tough things that can really make us feel like we will break. This life is a test. The test is not whether we can make lots of money or be famous or achieve something great in the world’s eyes. The test is this: When life gets hard, will we turn toward God or away from him? The other half is this: When life is easy, will we turn toward God or away from him?
I hope I can always turn toward God.
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There is going to be a lot of adversity in the last days. Thanks for your words and thoughts.