No, it’s Not Easy – But it will be Worth It

It’s easy to have faith when everything is working to your advantage. It is much more challenging to have faith when you are facing challenges in your life. But those challenging times are when you need to apply your faith in order to grow from the difficult experience.

The dictionary’s definition of faith is having complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Because faith is believing in the unseen. Faith is taking that first step forward when you are blindfolded. Faith is jumping off the diving board, into the deep end, and knowing everything will be okay.

This goes out to all of those out there who are going through a difficult time and have lost sight of how or where to begin. Going through something that seems like there is no end in sight. My message to you: NEVER GIVE INTO THE TEMPTATION TO QUIT. There is always an upgrade attached to your pain.

You have to understand that you will fail, it is part of life. When you fail, that only means that you have tried. You must get up when you are knocked down. You have to keep fighting. You will have to dig deep and discover how strong you truly are.

The only view from rock bottom, is up.

Elevation requires patience and endurance.  Where a lot of people fall short is understanding that in order to grow, you can’t be comfortable. You are sabotaging your own success by getting too complacent. Things must change in order for growth and advancement.

There are 24 hours in the day, 440 minutes a day to make a difference. In one week you have 10,080 minutes, how are you spending your time? What are you doing for your growth? You need to get a grip on those 24 hours.

Going through difficult times is just an opportunity to challenge yourself and see how strong you really are mentally and physically. How are you prepared mentally or physically? Have you been preparing by taking classes? Reading books?

You have a choice to make, you can either make the best of a tough situation or you can indulge in feeling sorry for yourself. Choosing to feel sorry for yourself, has some consequences. It will drain you of the mental strength you need to feel good. It can also keep you stuck in an unhealthy cycle of misery. Some people are unable to see past the veil of being a victim.

The choice is yours.  

Maybe, you felt a sense of weakness. Life was never intended to be simple- it’s a battle, where the lows are low and the highs are high. By giving up, you are proving all of those who didn’t believe in you right and the few who did, you are proving wrong. We are dealing with matters of the heart. A lot of times we behave the way we do because we don’t believe that we have worth or value. When you realize that champion inside of you and you realize that you have what it takes, then you will say I am going to prove everyone who didn’t believe in me wrong and the few who did, right. Or perhaps, you lost your sense of purpose and feel lost. If you don’t stand for something, you can fall for anything. Pick a cause- something you are passionate about. Getting involved in your community will allow you to feel connected to the world in a way you never could have imagined. You are a part of something larger than yourself. Every person matters. Every community matters. Every effort to better yourself or the world, matters. YOU matter.

Are you going to settle for whatever the world gives you?

Imagine a conversation with your future self. The ‘you’ 20 years from now, shows up at your doorstep. The ‘you’ that is: stronger, wiser, smarter, wealthier, happier, looks at your current life. What is the first thing your future self would ask you to be? Or do? Most people care too much about what other people may think. But life throws curve balls. The ambition of being alive allows us to dream. Don’t discard that. How are you trying to contribute to your life or growth?

No. Change isn’t easy. Who really wants to change and move away from their comfortability? But instead of running from change, we need to learn to embrace it. Embrace the new ways of thinking or working by letting go of the bad habits and lost opportunity. When you get close to a breakthrough, it may begin to look like everything is falling apart. You just need to wake up and start telling yourself that giving up isn’t an option.

Once you take that leap of faith, you will start to see your life-changing before your eyes.

By making these changes you are creating a life that will allow you to be excited for another day. Everything that you have been working towards is finally paying off. You will be full of gratitude that things are now falling into place with more opportunity, success, and joy than ever before.

No, it’s not easy- but it will be worth it.