Everyone goes through rough times spiritually and in their everyday life, but for some of us, it\u2019s easier to deal with these situations than it is for others. As Christians, there\u2019s a spiritual and extremely reliable set of tools we have available for us to better deal with these situations and to overcome them successfully.<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re going through a small inconvenience or feel like you\u2019re in a time where your patience and faith is being tested, you need to keep your faith and perspective in the right place. People in general can easily lose focus of their goal when they\u2019re going through rough times, Christians however, need to root themselves in Jesus and pull strength from their faith in the Lord.<\/p>\n
During these times people tend to make mistakes in the way they deal with their situations and Christians aren\u2019t exempt from this. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll be sharing a few tips with you today that will hopefully help you remain strong during your current problems and trials.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve heard people find peace in the saying that \u201cGod won\u2019t give you more than what you can handle\u201d. It\u2019s a nice saying and it has a nice sentiment behind it, it attempts to give you hope and keep you focused on the fact that God will constantly try to push your boundaries, but won\u2019t go beyond them.<\/p>\n
However, not all your situations in life will be spiritual trials sent to test your faith, spiritual stamina and the bible stories we\u2019ve learned to love prove this saying wrong. The bible is replete with story after story of people being pushed beyond their limits!<\/p>\n
The most glorious stories in the bible are of men and women in service of God who found themselves pushed past their limits and that only managed to survive their situations because they held on to faith and refused to quit even though they realized they didn\u2019t have the skills to fully overcome their hardships.<\/p>\n
By now, you\u2019ve probably quoted and found in your bible the verse that says:<\/p>\n
\u201cNo temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. 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 endure it\u201d (1 Corinthians 10:13).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
However, temptations and hardships aren\u2019t one and the same. A temptation is an invitation to sin, it\u2019s something you can choose to do or refuse to do. A hardship on the other hand, will almost always be something you can\u2019t stop from happening or from affecting you.<\/p>\n
\nPrayer is a powerful way to stay calm<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Praying during times of hardship can give you a space to speak up your mind with God and know that he listens and cares about what you\u2019ve got to say. Prayer gives you a space to say thank you for the ways in which you\u2019ve been blessed and to ask for solutions and ideas on how to solve your issues.<\/p>\n
However, don\u2019t exclusively pray for solutions, remember to also pray for strength to handle the situation you\u2019re going through efficiently and for wisdom to find the solutions yourself or to learn new and important life lessons from the situation you\u2019re in at the moment.<\/p>\n
\nSometimes the right mindset will help solve your problems <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Some people like to see every challenging issue as a trial and a spiritual tribulation. Life in general isn\u2019t easy and while there will be times when your spiritual faith and emotional stamina is being tested, that isn\u2019t always the case. Thinking of every challenging situation as a trial might keep you in a state of mind where you\u2019re thinking like you\u2019re constantly in a despairing situation and over time, you could end up victimizing yourself.<\/p>\n
Looking at difficult situations like they\u2019re big, unsolvable problems can keep you from developing the right skills to quickly solve situations by yourself. God wants you to be able to lean on him for help, but he also wants you to have a level of independence that comes from facing situations head-on.<\/p>\n
\nGod looks out for your well-being, but you need to do so as well <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Another common mistake people make is to think that during these times of hardship, they can sit and wait for God to solve the situation for them. They\u2019ll pray and they\u2019ll remain faithful that God will come to their rescue, but that\u2019s as far as they go. It\u2019s important to keep in mind that while God does look out for his children and wants what\u2019s best for each one of them, he won\u2019t always solve things in one swift move.<\/p>\n
Most situations need to be dealt with by yourself and sitting around waiting for God to let the pain and the comfortableness of the situation pass won\u2019t help. There\u2019s a verse in James 2:14-17 that perfectly illustrates this.<\/p>\n
What\u00a0does it<\/em>\u00a0profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,\u00a0and one of you says to them, \u201cDepart in peace, be warmed and filled,\u201d but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what\u00a0does it<\/em>\u00a0profit?\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
When you\u2019re going through a rough time emotionally or in your daily life, you need to do something about it, you need to move and prove to God and to yourself that you\u2019re able to move forward, that you want something better for yourself. Praying and believing that God will protect you and give you strength is only a part of the equation.<\/p>\n
\nRemember its OK\u00a0to feel like you can\u2019t handle the situation <\/strong><\/h3>\n
People often feel like it\u2019s a sin or an act of defiance towards god when they express their pain or when they have moments where they lose hope. It isn\u2019t. God doesn\u2019t expect any of us to be strong and unwavering throughout the whole process. Even Jesus himself prayed to be set free from the hardships he was about to face hours before Judas betrayed him. Abraham begged the Lord to spare his son\u2019s life when God tested his faith, Moises lost his patience during his 40 years of traveling in the desert with the people of Israel, David lost track of his duties as a kind and a son of God and they were all men that God loved and honored. they\u2019re all men whose stories inspire us and show us that God\u2019s love and faithfulness will carry us when we cannot carry ourselves. When we are weak He is strong!<\/p>\n
\nRemember that hardships also make us stronger<\/h3>\n
It is hard to think of such things when the storms of life are pouring down on us, but in the long term we can all think of one of life’s trials that ended up making us stronger in the end. Many of us will even look back and be thankful for those difficult days. We must remember that God will use this time to refine us, if we let Him.<\/p>\n
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,\u00a0whenever you face trials of many kinds,<\/span> 3\u00a0<\/sup>because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.<\/span> 4\u00a0<\/sup>Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James 1:2-4)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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