Ever feel like giving up? Like there's so much hurt in you that you have no idea what to do with? Like your life is a melting pot of emotions and it's this close to boiling over?

Oh friend, believe me when I say that I've been right where you are. Many times. I still have internal battles with myself all the time. Some days I wake up and I have no idea how I'm going to do it. But guess what? Every single day, it still gets done.

You've been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved. You are a walking testimony. Your existence is a miracle in itself. Think about it. You're alive. You're here. You have so much potential, with so, so much to give. Think of yourself as a glow stick. Sometimes you have to break before you shine.

I've had my moments. I've made mistakes. I've had sad experiences. Definitely. But I can confidently say that I regret nothing. Now, I'm not saying that I struggle any less, because I don't. Sometimes I still feel that familiar pain in my chest and hear that voice in my head telling me to give up, but I know that all of the obstacles that we face in life just makes us stronger. Sometimes God will put a Goliath in your life for you to find the David within you.

The devil always tries to pry you away when you are getting closer to the truth. Distractions that make you doubt your own faith. He doesn't want you to seek Christ. He doesn't want you to prosper. If anything, he wants you to sink deeper and deeper, until you hit his level of low. Never give him the satisfaction of seeing you dig your own grave.

Suffering is temporary. God is eternal. Take your pick.

"The pain that you've been feeling, can't compare to the joy that's coming." - Romans 8:18