One of the things that I have realized Is that sometimes or many times you learn more In your down times than In your good times or during your harvest season.

While we all want the good times, we All want The harvest season, we all want the success and the finished result & outcome …. It’s the lessons that we learn In our failures, our mishaps that ultimately help propel us to our harvest season.

Honestly, the way things Are designed we are Always given a test, we are Always faced with some sort of adversity.

Whether as a child we were born Into unideal circumstances, whether we had certain things happen to us that we had no control over, whether we have encountered a failed relationship, marriage, heartbreak, loss of A loved one, loss of a job, loss of finances, bankruptcy, whatever it may be – we all have & all will endure tests & unideal circumstances, we will Always be met with some sort of resistance or trouble while in this world!

God tells us In John 16:33- Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.

This tells us that we Are going to have trials and Sorrows. Which means some things that we go through will be self-Inflicted and to they will not be things that we can control that happen to us.

Know that sometimes you can do everything right & everything you are supposed to do – but still end up being falsely accused, blamed, not Appreciated, taken advantage of and all kind of things.

But…. KNOW that It’s all part of the process & the journey. And the key to It All, Is In How Do we Respond to what happens to us & How Do we respond to our failures and our mishaps!

The key Is being able to reflect, observe the situation, learn the lessons that you can take Away to become better and stronger as a result of the unideal situation & circumstances.

We all will fail at something in life – We all will have trials and sorrows – but the key to being successful and maximizing your potential is not being perfect… It’s about being able to make progress & using your trials, sorrows, downtimes, heart breaks & failures, not as obstacles that keep you stuck- but as building blocks to make you stronger and that drive & propel you to being and becoming your best. … Progress not perfection!