My above caption is one of the greatest versions of the Bible that when ever I go back to read keeps reminding me that life is a journey full of struggles. But despite the struggles we are encountering in life, it does not mean that we will live all the days of our life in struggles.
This verse of the Bible appears to be telling us or rather warning us to be aware of how we as humans must surely encounter one problem or the other through the journey of life, but we should at the same time expect happiness , joy 🤩, sunshine, progress and wins along the course of our encounters. This struggles might last for ages, wearing us out, displacing us both physically, mentally and emotionally, but the end will come with success, open doors, opportunities , bringing us joy 🤩. But bow do we know when the joy will come fully?
As a child my mother always highlight to my siblings and I how we should not expect to get everything we ask of or the things we desire from them as parents due to how struggle in life is real. But as children then we might know the total meaning of what my mother was telling us then. She also always warns us to not look at what other people has that we don’t have because there are times for everything.
And now as an adult I have come to witness how life indeed is a big struggle. How challenges keep wanting to take away my happiness even while trying to subdue all by motivation. And being motivated through the believe that “joy cometh in the morning” . So I keep praying 🙏 that the sadness days should not stretch for too long because we must experience this journey in one way or another.
And in this my adulthood, I have come to see many other people who also has experienced struggles in many ways that might have involved death, but today they are among those that are shining with success and living a joyful life. This is another lesson I have learned , being that I should not allow the days of struggles to take me away before the days of my happiness. This has helped me to keep my head up and smiles on my face, knowing the end will be rewarding as every stage in life is a phase that will definitely pass. The only issue here is that we usually don’t know how long it will take and that is the sadness we experience.
Some days I woke to lots of troubles in my heart, and not just because of my personal problems or my immediate family problems that am struggling to help solve, but the problems in my country that has contributed to why my struggles and that of others are not being achieved. The leadership system, corruption, kidnapping, killings and lots others has led my country into a huge suffocating struggle which is one big sadness I don’t know how God will solve for my country.
At this point in time, many are hindered because of this political issues because if am not involved, a friend might be involved, a distant family member might be involved. How about those other families who are going through pain? Its uncountable and overwhelming.
But when ever I go back to read the above caption in my Bible, my heart ♥️ lifts for joy knowing that the word of the Lord never fails. Every word He has spoken will surely take place , which is why He is God. And because as a human I have to believe that nothing is bigger than God .
And in all, my family gives me so much joy because despite all the ups and downs, I still found the need to be happy. Happy that we are alive, happy that we are healthy and happy for the purpose for tomorrow that is unknown. The joy we share together, the plans as one family in unity, the support for one another. These are very dearly to me.
My children doing well in their course of studies and how happy they are as they encounter problems and solve them along the way. These are things we must always be grateful for because they are only made possible by God. So am always thankful to God who promises and never fails. Only the joy that God gives last for ever.
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