We all have days where it feels like the world is against us. Those days come and go, sometimes more frequently than we would like. But do you ever feel like those days are more often for yourself than others? It seems as if those bad days outweigh the good days. You feel as if the world’s sole purpose is to work against you.

I must admit, I have the “bad” days pretty often. I use quotation marks around the word bad because I don’t even know if I would consider them to be that; most of the time they just don’t go my way. That can get so irritating. It’s as if you spend your days wishing for good rather than being able to just live in the moment.

Sometimes I wish I could just be content with what’s around me, but that’s so hard when the world doesn’t live up to the least bit of your expectations. Man, can something just go right for me?

I’ve tried to work through these things though. I try to remind myself that this too shall pass. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not even next year, but it does eventually. Everything has an ending, and this does include bad phases and darkness. To be completely honest, sometimes you have more control than you think.

I’m having to learn to truly take time to think about the way I react to things. My reactions lately have been to become irritable and stress over things that can be fixed if I stopped and thought it through. You’ve got to take things as they come. Being resentful can only hurt you. Sometimes you just have to forgive the world.

Throughout this rut, keep in mind that you will come out stronger and that something good will come out of this. Ever heard the saying “After rain, there's a rainbow, after a storm there's calm, after the night there's a morning, and after an end, there's a new beginning.” You will make it through what seems to be so bad right now. The world is not against you. We all have experienced this feeling of hopelessness.

You can make it through this just like you made it through anything else. Every problem has a solution. No matter how hard it looks, in time there will be a solution. What seems to be troubles right now just might be a blessing in disguise. God’s plan is not always our plan, and when you see His plan unravel you will feel such relief; you will wonder why you were ever so worried and upset to begin with. I have experienced that relief firsthand. What you think is the death of you just might be your saving grace.

Don’t ruin the present by dwelling on the future. It’s all part of your journey. This roadblock could lead you to new beginnings. Tough times help us see ourselves and our lives in a different light. One day, you will be able to look back on the hard times and be thankful.