Life is full of opportunities and challenges. We can meet these challenges and still live life abundantly. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people who survive do so because they have learnt to reach positively to their predicaments.

1. LIFE CHALLENGES ARE INEVITABLE
We are all candidates of life challenges
1 Corinthians 10:13: No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is
faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,
he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. (NIV)
Life is full of challenges and surprises too. Challenges in life come, and they can be used to your
advantage. Each one is an opportunity for personal growth and self-improvement. Ultimately, the
goal is to use what you learn as you grow to become the best version of yourself. All of us face
life challenges in different dimensions. Some are more serious than others but must be faced.
How we handle these struggles on a daily basis determines our physical, as well as our mental
well-being. It takes only a single event to convince us we have no control over our
circumstances. Sometimes these challenges consume us with guilt, panic attacks, chronic fatigue,
resources, relationships, and can bring lots of frustrations in our lives. Our problems pressure us
from every side, threatening to crush or break us.
Surprisingly, all life challenges have a direct relationship in defining our purpose in life. If only
we could find assurance that there was a plan or reason for the difficulties we face. Life
challenges enable us to see ourselves at our best and our worst. We may attempt to temporarily
escape our circumstances, falling into all known behaviours trying to run away from the
challenges. Sometimes even extending to some opting to take away their lives.
We face our greatest life challenges when we struggle to find love, security, and assurance that
life truly has meaning. Our fears, unhealthy behaviors, and excessive emotional struggles result
from our inability to interpret and correctly cope with our circumstances and feelings. Sometimes
it is possible to move beyond that place of hopelessness.
When we develop a personal relationship with the One who created us, we discover how God
wants us to respond in any given situation. If you are facing difficult decision, trust Him to
provide the comfort, strength, and wisdom you need in order to continue toward your goal. By
placing our faith in God, we take our hands off our problems. God gave us His Son, Jesus Christ,
to reach beyond time, life’s challenges, and even death to save us.
Isaiah 43:1-2: But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who
formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name;
you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass
through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not
be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. (NIV)
Psalms 18:1-2: “I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and
my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my
salvation, and my stronghold”

2. Life is full of opportunities and challenges. We can meet these challenges and still live life
abundantly. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people who survive do so
because they have learnt to reach positively to their predicaments. They don’t give up. They
manage their problems creatively and constructively and finally they succeed.
When life getters harder, challenge yourself to be stronger. Challenges are temporary and not
permanent. They have a time frame. Life challenges are what make life interesting. When we
overcome them, then we find their meaning. Sometimes they come to harden us and make us
better people.