Tue. Dec 24th, 2024

Life is full of challenges, wherever you are, whatever your status in life and regardless of what you do. Problems will come, unfavorable situations will show, heartaches, toothaches, backaches, headaches, stomachaches, etc. are part of the package given to us in this life. Trials, testings, hardships, setbacks, failures, brokenness, hurts, pains, betrayals and the like, are all spices and ingredients to make our lives more tastier.  They can either make us better or bitter persons.  They can be a blessing or a curse to us, depending on how we see them and how we respond to them.

What will you do if you face something in life which you think would push you to your limits?  How will you react when things turns out differently than what you are expecting?  Get angry, get even?  Be sad, bad or mad to everyone and to the world around you and even to God?  Some say life is unfair, and sure it is.  There are circumstances that are beyond our control.  We are with people whom we don’t want to be with but we don’t have a choice. I’ve read someone who called it “stuckatitis,” which means you are stuck with them and can’t get out. We can be working too hard on something but sad to say not enjoying it.

What can you do if your life right now is something like this?  Will you give up?  How will you respond?  Either you will fight or flee?  Will you hope for something better or not?

Just want to inspire you my dear reader.  Life may just as gloomy and stormy as it may be but, there’s always hope for the hopeful.  A solution to every problem.  A way out in a maze of circumstances.  A light at the end of every tunnel.  A shining sun behind dark and stormy clouds.

Just learn to shake it off, look up, and see the good in every situation.  Knowing that in all things there is always a purpose.  Everything that happened to us is just like a tiny part of a huge puzzle. If you can see the big picture of your life, you can connect each piece and you will find out that they all fit together as a whole.

So next time you encounter something in life which you don’t like, just remember these sayings, “Some days are like that,” and “This too shall pass.” Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Keep on keeping on. Life must go on.  Just hold on and pray. Call on Someone greater than you are who can turn your situation right-side-up. Until my next blog.  By the way, I just want to inspire you!

By Rommel Atanque

Rommel Santiago Atanque is an entrepreneur by profession and a Pastor/Missionary by calling and passion. He loves to inspire his readers and let them realize that in every trial there is a purpose; in every test a testimony; and with the right perspective in life, one can still be happy every single day! He also authored the Live a Happy Life Books. A series of humorous books that make a lot of sense. He also shares the Gospel in today's context and lets God's Word bring joy and laughter to his hearers. He wants them to know that listening to sermons is not boring much less an antidote for sleeplessness. Married for 22 years to Jeralyn Ortiz Palabrica-Atanque with two teenagers Roj Gabriel 18, and Lyl Mikael 16. They had been missionaries in Cambodia for 7 years and are currently based in Iloilo City, Philippines, pastoring Connect Church.