Day 19_Raindrops

Hi there! Today our aim is to improve your ability to confront life's challenges with more confidence.

Laura Story is a Christian recording artist. One of her songs is especially gripping.

She'd been married only a short while when her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Thankfully he survived, and the experience brought them much closer together. It strengthened her ability to trust God during the scary times.

This sharp right turn in life inspired her to write a song about the nature of blessing. She wrote, "What if trials of this life are mercies in disguise?"

Your viewpoint on faith aside, let's simply drop back and think about going through the tough stuff.

Describe a difficult experience in your life that ended unexpectedly positive.

Would you have experienced anything better if you hadn't gone through that situation?

Imagine you're able to talk to someone going through something very similar to your experience.

What would you tell them that could help them make it through?

There are people all around experiencing pain and unfair situations.

Look around today.

Find someone who looks like they could use encouragement. Encourage them even if all you can muster right now is a warm smile.

How willing are you to do this?

Post what happened to your JP Next Step Camps and to the Publisher (us) for more encouragement.

Bye for today!