SEC - S15W3: Life Is Filled With Uncertainty

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Greetings friends! It's my delight to be part of this week's engagement contest, life is indeed an endless struggle since our first parent Adam and Eve disobeyed the Almighty God. Well, it's not supposed to be a struggle, it's not supposed to be critical and hard, but enjoyable and fulfilling yes God's purpose was for us to live and enjoy life forever while worshipping him. Life Is a precious gift from God, and we must cherish it no matter what.

How Do You Understand The Meaning Of "Life Is An Endless Struggle" In Everyday Life?

Since man became disobedience life has been a struggle full of numerous challenges and adversity, to the rich their riches have become their problem, to the poor their poverty has been their challenge, for those who have a family it becomes a problem to them, and not having a family can become a problem, life is full of ups and downs and it's a struggle to survive. You may be just fine today, but the next you’ve suddenly lost your job, become sick, and you can even find yourself struggling to provide for your family or put food on the table, life is so unpredictable.

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Some are having health issues jumping from one hospital to another, some are paying for each second they breathe, some are in serious financial constraints, some have lost their loved one in death some are struggling to make earns meet and to have 1 square meal a day, life doesn't come the way we want or plan it. Life Is Full of uncertainties solve one problem, and two challenges are there waiting for you, life does happen and it is filled with uncertainty. It doesn't get easier, there's a price for everything.

Tell Us About One Personal Challenge You Are Facing And Your Approach To It.

The fear of the unknown has been one of my challenges, worries about what will happen in the future used to eat me up sometimes. Accepted somethings are outside my control but the level of insecurity in my country is alarming, I received the sad news that one of the parents in my kid's school has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 150 Million Naira before tomorrow midnight the man's wife is crying 😭 and I feel for them. Bad men and impostors have grown from bad to worst.

Not only this our economic system is deteriorating, the cost of living is so high, making a lot to sleep hungry, and no employment, crime persists making life so hard and uncertain so I crave security as a human I want to feel safe and have control my wellbeing and live. I always think about the future, a whole lot of what if?🫡 And I'm having certain financial problems, if I solve this another will pop up it just seems endless! I'm emotionally drained sometimes I become scared but in all things, God always help me out because I put my trust in him because of this I've developed a mindset that I can cope with any circumstances I find myself in and I'm a conqueror and I can confidently face the unknown.

How Do You Overcome These Challenges? Explain The Concrete Steps You Have Taken.

I've come to understand that worrying about things I can't change is a waste of time and can cause more problems for me, it saps energy, gives sleepless nights, and rob us of joy so no matter how hopeless or helpless I feel there is other better way I can deal with anxiety and circumstances I have no control over and one of such steps is always throwing my burden on Jehovah God, I trust in him because he's my God, father, and friend he knows me better than I know myself, he has my interest at heart and he's the most powerful and nothing is impossible with him, so making him my rock and refuge help me to be more comfortable about the future.

I've adjusted my mind and focus on those things I can control, I'm optimistic and always see each challenge that comes my way as a stepping stone to my success, I've tried to learn from whatever challenges I faced in life, to embrace change and be more adaptable, and to tolerate the unpredictable future. I'm less anxious now, I know each day has it's anxiety so I took one day at a time not increasing today's own by adding tomorrow's.

I've learned how to control my thoughts, and having self-control of what I'm thinking about has helped me to control my emotions because our thoughts influence our feelings and emotions at a particular time. Having a good support system too has greatly helped, I always talk to my loved ones and friends about my fears and their reassurance keeps me going.

I've learned to to action at appropriate times, not procrastinating.

How Do You Maintain Enthusiasm And Motivation? Are There Any Special Principles Or Values That Help You Stay Focused On Life's Journey?

Being resilient has helped me to face the future with joy, I'm always positive and see the good side of any situation I find myself in, giving up is not in my dictionary, even if I fall a thousand times I can get back up!

Yes principles of taking one day at a time have helped me to stay focused, and not be anxious over anything but always supplicating God to help me, I'm hopeful, better days are ahead, because God has promised to make our Earth a paradise, a time when we will not struggle again but enjoy life forever, this will surely come to pass because God cannot lie.

This is it! I would like to invite my friends @eliany @okere-blessing and @bossj23 to be part of this contest.