Why do we feel so stressed and alone sometimes when we go through trials? I'm pretty sure you're acquainted with this feeling. As I am.

There are times when we feel so frustrated or anxious because things are getting hard. We don't know what God is up to and as much as Christians are big on trusting God when it comes to trials, we often fail. I mean we're not perfect.

These past few weeks have mostly been trials with stress, frustration and fear for me. Fear because I witnessed something traumatizing I never wanted to witness or hear. There are a lot of people that can understand the trials some of us go through, but not as much as a man I respect and know as Job. Maybe my trial wasn't huge like Job's, but I believe a trial doesn't have to be big to bring you to your knees.

Here is the million-dollar question I have for you (no I'm not rich it's just a question):

If you could turn back time, would you ask God to make your trial easy? If he did, then what was the purpose of that trial?

Hmm... are your wheels turning? Did I stump you? Great!

I know this might sound weird, but I ask for trials--because I know that it will teach me and bring me closer to God.

Wait... What?

Some of you might think I had those trials coming to me because asked.

But if I didn't open my mouth and ask, how would I learn to have peace through the storm?

Ahh, you didn't think about that, did you?

Trials are not in our lives to hurt us, but the contrary, they make us stronger. Oh, also before I forget I would like to mention that trials are also a reminder of how we can't be in control of our lives because we'll wreck it, just how your parents (if you're a teen) won't buy you a new car because they know it will be wrecked.

Our lives are like a board game in which you are always confronted with two pathways. But what you don't probably haven't thought about is how each pathway has its own pack of trials. We can't outrun them just like you can't outrun [insert whatever thing you can't outrun].

A verse I think fits this topic is Philippians 4:13

" I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me."

Through him is the only way we will get through trials.