how do you react to bad times?"

Jose, the truth? It’s not easy. There are bad times I have experienced and I know how I felt about them and still do but not as much as before.
One thing that is really helping me now is that I move closer to the Word of God because that’s where I receive hope and encouragement from. Just knowing that even in bad times, God is with me, relieves me because those times will pass away.

My closeness with God (Holy Spirit) is helping me view bad times as a trial and all I do is to rejoice and be glad in the Lord. One thing I also understand is that both good and bad times, God created them. Even in the good times, He is God and in the bad times, He’s never changing. He is ever faithful. Only when we truly understand this, would we see God’s hand in every situation life throws at us. God has reasons for everything and guess what? Romans 8:28 says all things (both the good and bad) works together for those who love God and are called according to His purpose.