Life Is Full Of Challenges Essay – Prayers and Bible Verses :
As a high school cross-country runner, I would spend hours after school running around the school’s neighborhood or a sprawling park not too far away. There were plenty of opportunities in practices and races to run up and down hills.
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Of course, running up a steep hill is hard. I would lean a little forward, pace myself, and just try to get through it.
Then there were the switchbacks. This is a zig-zag shaped trail on a hill instead of a straight one. The one I remember most vividly was one that didn’t look too steep, but took so much longer to run, with the turns of the zig zag breaking the momentum.
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Running downhill seems easy, right? But even then I had to take care. I would lean a little back to control the descent. Pacing was still important as I anticipated the next challenge or even the finish line.
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What kind of hill is the challenge you are facing today?
Is it an uphill challenge? Easy to identify, seemingly endless, and quite the struggle.
Is it a switchback challenge? It’s a sneaky one. It might not seem as difficult to the outsider but is tearing you up inside.
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Is it a downhill challenge? You may be past a huge difficulty, but you’re still not back to normal. Maybe you find you are still recovering from it and need to fight the momentum a bit to prevent yourself from falling.
Whatever kind of challenge it is, God is with you. I have found these verses particularly encouraging over the years as I have faced trials.
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Even though the struggle is so, so hard, you will get through it.
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 ESV
It’s not for nothing
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” James 1:2-3 ESV
God is worthy of our hope in Him
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 ESV
Written By Juliana Gordon
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