Every person goes through adversities or times of difficulty. Maybe you didn’t get a promotion you deserved, or you lost a loved one, a friend betrayed you. It’s easy to get negative and bitter and lose your enthusiasm for life, but understand today, you are not defined by your past, you are prepared by your past. Every challenge you’ve been through, every adversity you’ve faced, God has deposited something on the inside of you. Your character was being developed. Strength was being increased. Your vision was being enlarged. With every difficulty, you can experience a new level of God’s goodness! You may have had unfair things happen, but remember, all things work together for good when you love the Lord! It doesn’t say that all things are good, but God will turn your test into a testimony. No matter what challenge you may be facing now, no matter what you’ve experienced in your past, if you’ll stay in faith God will turn it around for your good! Choose to have a resurrection mentality—you may have gone through an emotional death, and burial but it’s time for you to rise again. God wants to give you His beauty for ashes, and joy for mourning. He wants to bring you out stronger, happier, healthier, better off than you were before!

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by
chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness,
injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer
stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, if they be events,
illnesses or relationships, life would be like a
smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks you
heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn
about trust and the importance of being cautious to
who you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you, but because they are
teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes
to things you would have never seen or felt without
them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take
from it everything that you possibly can, for you may
never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and
actually listen. Hold your head up because you have
every right to. Tell yourself you are a great
individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't
believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you
either.
You can make of your life anything you wish. Create
your own life and then go out and live it.

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus .."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33 Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 . Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.

"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
(Romans 8:31)

Fear

The closer you get to Love
The greater the pain can be
But I can't let the fear
Stop me from being me
The fear to open up
The fear to love again
Can't hinder my pursuit
To be happy in the end

Time Heals All Wounds

I am sinking in despair
Drowning the voices of those who care
I turn a blind eye to the outstretched hands
Giving in to my depressing demands.

Standing in the darkness
Unable to see
That is until a bright light shone on me
I blinked and rubbed my eyes
What I saw gave me a surprise.

Tears ran down my cheeks
There ahead of me, he stood
I ran, arms outstretched reaching towards my light
My heart hammered in my chest as we embraced, tight.

He whispered those words
Those unforgettable words
"Time heals all wounds".

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way.
By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me
And rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fade
But His Word will still remain
He will do something new today.

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way