life

As we go through this life we experience a lot of ups and downs.  I mean A LOT!  From birth til we die we are hit with things that are usually out of our control.  We can however decide what to do with those things.  Some of us are blessed with amazing childhoods.  Others are not.  Some have successful marriages.  Some do not.  Some are successful in business and with monetary things.  others have to work 3 times as hard and still not have "enough".  Some of us will deal with the death of a loved one that died way too young.  Some of us will have to deal with abuse whether sexual, physical, verbal, etc.  Some of us will have to deal with infertility.  Why is life not fair that way??  Who knows.  Is it because God does not love us??  Not at all.  Is it because he loves (seemingly) more successful people more?  Not even close.  He loves us all the same.  Is it because God does not exist?  I believe very strongly that we have a loving God and we are given exactly what we need.  Whether its good or something horrible.  Everybody has their own challenges.  Just because we don't always see other peoples does not mean they are not there.  What we have to remember is, it is what we do with it that counts.  If we decide to let it eat us alive or if we decide to learn and grow from it.  If we decide to play the victim or if we decide to let it go.  I am telling you (and myself) that if we just trust in God, if we put our whole trust in Him, we will come out ahead of the game.  He will strengthen us.  He will teach us.  He will guide us.  He will comfort us.  Everything we deal with is for our own personal growth.  It is also so we can help the people grow around us.  I pray that we can all look at the bad things that go on around us as a stepping stone to learn what we need to learn.  That we can find the positive in it.  That we can find the joy in it.  That we can find the peace that can be ours if we seek it out.  Life isn't fair.  It never will be.  But we all have an unfair life, so i guess if you think about it it is fair.