Why can’t life be easier?
Not gonna lie, this question has crossed my mind a time or two recently.
Why is there so much opposition?
Not even just good vs. evil, although there certainly is a lot of that.
But just the mortal struggles that each of us has to deal with at different times.
We’ve all heard the platitude that we need the hard times in order to grow.
But what does that really look like?
Because sometimes it just feels like the hard times make things hard, and that’s it.
“And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.” (Genesis 32:24)
“Jacob wrestled with a serious challenge.
“His agency was tested.
“Through this wrestle, Jacob proved what was most important to him.
“He demonstrated that he was willing to let God prevail in his life.” -President Russell M. Nelson
I’m not sure about all the intricacies of “why” we have to go through the hard things, especially the draining and the mundane and the painful.
But I have learned that each struggle is an opportunity for us to choose to let God prevail.
Will we still say our prayers when life is tough? When we are in pain? When we are tired? When we are overwhelmed?
Will we still find ways to show gratitude and to think of our Savior?
Will we be willing to let God’s will prevail, even when that means enduring even more?
I’m not perfect at this.
But luckily, I get lots of different chances to wrestle with different things.
And each time, I get to try to show God again that He will always prevail.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
