I wish there was an easy recipe for getting through tough times, but there’s not. You just have to have FAITH. It’s hard to have faith when life gets tough and that is why community is very important. When your faith is weak those around you share their faith and lift you up. When going through tough times remember to believe, take one step at a time, stand on God’s Word, love, and do for others.
Believe – always remember that God is good and faithful. You may not always feel that God is good and faithful in tough times, but that’s where we have FAITH to remember and believe that God is good and faithful.
One step at a time – when life gets tough take one step at a time. For me the first step each day is to pray that God will go before me and make a way where there seems to be no way. Prayer allows FAITH to grow even when I feel my prayers may not be going very far because I’m praying the Word of God and there is power in His Word.
Stand of God’s Word – God’s Word is filled with promises for us. As we stand on these promises and meditate on the Word then God’s hope increases in our life enabling us to keep going through the tough times. This hope produces a stronger FAITH in us.
Love – God shows up when we love like He loves! When times get tough don’t forget to love those around you. As you love you will see God’s love revealed. Seeing more of God’s love and pouring more of His love out will help you see through eyes of FAITH.
Do for others – the last thing I want to do during my own tough times is help others because I have enough to worry about, but helping others is so beneficial. When we help others we gain a grateful perspective. This gratefulness also helps to build our FAITH.
FAITH is the common thread between all the things that will help us keep going through a tough time. FAITH is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (?Hebrews? ?11?:?1? NIV)
