How Can I Handle Life’s Hardships?

We all face difficult times in our lives. I call them the “T” words: trials, troubles, tests, temptations and tribulations. They are the “Terrible T’s”. They come in all shapes and sizes but they all lead us down the same path. That path leads us to this question: “Why me?”

We’ve looked at why the Terrible T’s happen to us but we have not yet learned what purpose they serve or how we should deal with them when they come. Let’s begin here:

All problems in our lives can be used to make us stronger. Yes, all of them. Even though you may feel like you are at the breaking point, even though you feel like you have reached your limit, even though you think you can’t take any more, God is there with you.