By Morris Wambua

Hey there.

Let’s take a breath together. Deep in… hold it… now let it out slowly.

I don’t know what you’re going through right now,but the fact that you’re reading this tells me you’re carrying something.

Maybe it’s a weight on your heart, a storm in your mind, or a silence in your soul that you can’t quite explain.

If life feels heavy, you’re not alone. I want to sit with you in that heaviness for a bit.

No preaching, no fixing. Just honesty, presence, and some deep, healing truths drawn from a source that’s carried people through storms for thousands of years: the Bible.

Let’s talk.

Difficulty Is Not a Detour. It’s the Path

We often think of hard times as interruptions to our “real” life. As if peace and ease are the default, and pain is some glitch in the matrix. But the truth is, difficulty is not a detour. It is the path.

Jesus said in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Did you notice that?

You will have trouble. Not might. Not maybe. Will.

Jesus didn’t sugarcoat life. He looked us in the eye and said, “It’s going to be hard, but I’m going to be with you in it. And I’ve already overcome the very thing you’re afraid of.”

That’s not a promise of a trouble-free life. It’s the promise of a presence-filled one.

You Can Be Honest With God (And Yourself)

When you’re hurting, the last thing you need is to pretend everything’s okay. God doesn’t ask you to fake it. In fact, some of the most raw, gut-wrenching prayers in the Bible are found in the Psalms.

David, a man after God’s own heart, cried out: “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide yourface from me?” (Psalm 13:1)

That’s not polite. That’s not sanitized. That’s soul-deep sorrow, shouted toward the heavens. And guess what?

God didn’t strike him down for it.

He included those words in Scripture.

You have permission to feel what you feel. To cry. To question. To not be okay. Because honesty is the first step to healing.

You’re Not Failing. You’re Being Formed

It’s easy to think that if we were “doing life right,” it wouldn’t hurt this much. That if we had stronger faith or made better choices, we’d avoid the fire. But what if the fire isn’t punishment — it’s purpose?

Peter writes, “These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold…” (1Peter 1:7

God isn’t in the business of destroying you. He’s refining you. Not because He’s cruel, but because there’s something precious in you worth revealing.

Just like gold is purified in fire, your character, your compassion, your resilience, all of it is shaped in the heat of hardship.

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being formed into someone more radiant, more real, more like Him.

God Doesn’t Waste Pain

One of the hardest things about going through difficulty is the fear that it’s all meaningless. That the sleepless nights, the heartbreak, the anxiety, that it’s all just senseless suffering.

But God doesn’t waste pain.

Romans 8:28 tells us, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Notice: All things. Not just the good. The hard. The ugly. The broken.

He weaves it all into a story of redemption. It might not be the story you would’ve written, but it will be beautiful. And it will matter.

Strength Doesn’t Always Look Like Strength

Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is get out of bed. Breathe through the next five minutes. Send the text that says, “I need help.”

We’ve glamorized strength to mean stoicism. But in the Bible, strength often looked like something quieter. Moses, trembling before Pharaoh. Elijah, collapsed under a broom tree, begging God to take his life. Jesus, weeping in Gethsemane.

Real strength isn’t loud. It’s not flashy. It’s faith in the dark.

Isaiah 40:29 says, “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

Not the bold. Not the fearless. The weary. That means there’s strength available for you, right here, right now.

You’re Not Alone in This

Isolation is one of pain’s cruelest lies. It whispers, “No one else understands. You’re the only one.”

But the truth is, you’re surrounded, even when itdoesn’t feel like it.

Hebrews 12:1 paints this beautiful picture of a“great cloud of witnesses” cheering you on, people who have walked the road of suffering and made it through. Saints. Survivors. You’re part of a lineage of overcomers.

And more than that, you have Emmanuel. God with us.

Not just above us. With. In the ache. In the waiting. In the silence. He’s in the hospital room, the courtroom, the bedroom floor where you’ve collapsed. And sometimes, He shows up in the voice of a friend. Or a stranger’s kindness. Or even in words on a screen, like these.

Healing Is a Process, Not a Lightning Bolt

We want quick fixes. Clean resolutions. But healing is rarely that neat.

Sometimes, God calms the storm. Other times, He lets the storm rage and calms you. Either way, don’t rush the process. Don’t shame yourself for not being “there” yet, wherever “there” is.

Jesus never rushed the hurting. He walked slowly with them. He listened. He met them where they were. He still does.

Psalm 147:3 says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Not ignores their wounds. Not tells them to move on. He binds them. Tenderly. Carefully. With patience. Let Him do that for you. Let healing take the time it needs.

There’s Still Beauty Ahead

Maybe you can’t see it now. Maybe it feels impossible. But there is beauty ahead.

Joel 2:25 contains one of the most hope-filled promises in all of Scripture:

“I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten.”

The time you think is lost. The pieces you think are too broken. The dreams you buried; they’re not gone.

God is a restorer. A resurrector. He brings gardens from graves. Joy from mourning.

I don’t know how your story ends. But I believe, with everything in me, that it’s not over yet.

So What Now?

Maybe this all sounds nice, but you’re wondering what to do right now. In this very moment.

Here’s what I’d suggest:

i. Talk to God — Honestly. No filters. Whether it’s one word or a thousand, just let it out.

ii. Talk to someone else — A trusted friend, a counselor, a pastor. Don’t do this alone.

iii. Take one step — Not ten. Just one. Even if it’s brushing your teeth. Or going for a walk. Or praying for two minutes.

iv. Cling to hope — Not blind optimism. But the hope that says, “Even now, God is still good. He’s still here. And I’m still His.”

A Final Word — From Someone Who Knows

I want to end with something Paul wrote — someone who knew suffering intimately. Beatings. Shipwrecks. Imprisonment. Abandonment.

And still, he could say:
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2Corinthians 4:8-9)

That’s you. Pressed, but not crushed. Struck down, but not destroyed.

You’re still here. Still fighting. Still loved.

And that… is more than enough.

You’re not alone. You’re not forgotten. And this; this moment, is not the end of your story. Can I ask what difficulty are you walking through right now, if you feel comfortable sharing? Can we talk about it? What do you think?