Life is full of so many different opportunities and adventures, but it is also accented by pain and heartache. Life is filled with good things, bad things, and ugly things. Life is life. And when we are at a low point in our life we do not understand why we are experiencing this difficult time! The pain and heartache overwhelm us. And if you think that you are the only one who experiences bad times in your life, you are mistaken. Everyone experiences bad times, illness, death, bad relationships, difficult relationships, loss of a job, financial difficulties, being let down, gossiped about, demeaned, bullied and the list goes on. When life is hard. When life becomes overwhelming if you will let God, He can use whatever difficult situation you have experienced to help another person. For God uses our pain to help others because suffering fuels our compassion, sympathy, and empathy. Suffering helps us understand a little bit of the pain they are going through because we’ve been there, too. God knows He can use our story to inspire and encourage others. Romans 8:28 reads, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” Sometimes we forget this. Today, let God use you and your stories to help another person. Be an inspiration! God Bless. Amen.