Life's Adversities

Maybe some of you have heard the phrase “You’ll never know that God is all you need until God is all you’ve got.”I’m a single mom to my little girl who just turned 1 last December. She was seven months old when I decided to accept a job opportunity here in Dubai and I had to leave her to my mom. It was such a difficult decision for me to make since we have recently lost Eric, her dad that same year. Eric died due to Pneumonia last February 2008. Pneumonia is one of the causes of death for bed ridden patients. I was 5 months pregnant when he had a heart attack following a severe brain damage and was bed ridden for 6 months before he died. Six months ….. Six months of torture of pain and uncertainty. Just when I thought everything is nearly perfect, suddenly in just a blink of an eye everything has changed, everything was gone …he’s gone… all of our savings, apartment, car, business ….. and believe it or not some of our friends. Moreover, what breaks my heart was the fact that he didn’t even have a glimpse of our daughter, and the reality that my little girl will never see her daddy ever. To say that I was devastated would be an understatement. I wanted to die first. It was so hard. God, It was so …. hard.

I’ve been through a lot since childhood. But if you look around, you’ll know that there are people who had worst. Life is difficult…..we all know that. All the dealings and connections in our life must be considered as a kind of a passing phase and as they say “this too shall pass”. God has reasons. Being the eldest among 5 siblings, God, has developed me to become a strong person and I understand that I had to go through terrible pains in life to become a better person. Acceptance together with extreme courage and faith has helped me go through life’s adversities. God’s ways aren’t always easy and painless.

So I guess we should pray for Him not to take away the pain but to give us the strength, courage and faith to win through all life’s difficulty.