DON’T LOOSE HOPE.

Like it or not, there will be difficult times in our lives. You might (or might) have lose your job, fail in your business, lost a family or have an illness. Whatever it is, it’s essential that you don’t lose hope. You must have hope that you will go through it. If you don’t, you will only drag yourself down. You will enter a vicious cycle where your negative attitude makes the situation worse, which makes you even more negative, and so on. Don’t let that happen to you. Be prepared for difficult times so that you are ready when they come.

Here is how not to lose hope in difficult times:

1. Have faith.

Based on my experiences, to not lose hope, you must have faith. You must believe that things will work out well in the end. In my case, I believe that God is in control of my life and has a good plan for me. No matter how bad the situation looks, I’ve learned to trust Him, even if I don’t understand how things will work. Time and again, things turn out to be good, often in a way that I couldn’t understand earlier.

 I learned a lot more there than I could ever otherwise.

Experiences strengthen my belief that having faith is essential in difficult times. In fact, I believe it to be the most important tip here, which is why I list it first.

2. Remember your “why.”

When you are in a difficult time, you should remember: why do you do what you are doing in the first place? What’s your goal and Vision? What is it that you are after? Remembering your why gives you the strength to keep going because the cause will pull you ahead. There are two points here:

1. Always have a cause in whatever you do. To put it simply, if you don’t have a why, then don’t do it.
2. Always remember what the cause is. Keep it in your mind so that you don’t lose sight of it.

To be effective, the cause should be bigger than you. A self-centered “cause” won’t work. It must be something that gives you inner satisfaction rather than external rewards. It must be inspiring.

3. Be around supportive people.

Going through difficult times is hard, but going through them alone is even harder. You need a group of positive people who can support you. You should become a part of a community that cares and encourages one another. If you don’t, my suggestion is to start looking for one. Don’t wait until you need it, because by then it will be too late. You need the community before difficult times come. Check out your friends, at least 5 of your friends tell so much about you..

4. Extend a helping hand to others.

An additional benefit of being in a good community is it encourages you to think about other people. It pushes you to help others and, therefore, think about other people. This way you shift your focus away from yourself. As a result, your situation won’t look as bad as it would otherwise.

Often the situation looks worse than it really is because we give it too much attention. Shifting some of your attention away will put the situation in a better perspective.

When you are in a difficult time, remember: don’t lose hope. Hope is essential; once you lose it, you already lose the game. Furthermore, it’s your responsibility to not lose hope. You can make it as long as you don’t break it.

How to lose hope during difficult times

1. Sharing your issue with the wrong people.

Remember some people are like dry grass on fire! Mind the people who you share your dreams, fears, and challenges with. Not everyone is happy when you make progress. And more not every person who is close to you will share your success, but they will share your challenges and failures with a lot of passion.

2. Not believing in yourself.

The quality of any building is its foundation. How much do you believe in yourself? How much have you invested in yourself? Take time to make your dream clear and remember what the short term and long term goals means to you. Trust in yourself and who God is to you.

3. Not trusting in God.

A lot of us have hopes in the wrong people, yes; we all have an uncle/Aunt/Spouse/child/Parent we know is there for us, but let’s remember they are human with their own challenges and weakness, ain't saying you stop trusting in them, but remember your creator all the times, Remember that even your own shadow will leave you in darkness. Cultivate your relationship with God.

4. Past failures

We all have made mistakes in the past, we have contributed to something not going on the right way, but let that not stop you from making progress no matter how small the progress is.

Never lose hope, not now or in the new future.