Strife and Life Challenges Bring us closer to God

I am 100% certain at this point in my walk, that God uses the worst of our moments to be the best we can as Christians. The past ten years of my life have been intermittently spread with nightmarish life happenings I wouldn’t wish on the worst of people. My remaining sister took her life as did my first, I lost two parents in one year, two jobs, four stressful out of state relocations, one painful divorce prompting me to embrace being single the rest of my life, repetitive sins bringing nothing but heartache, not comfort, crescendo’d by a category 4 hurricane (Helene) AND tornado through my house and property this past September…enough to make almost anyone wish they were no longer living. If I were being honest here, I was close to wanting this all to end three years ago. SO close. Through it all, I’ve arrived at a place of peace and acceptance I never thought possible. God has used every one of these scenarios, culminating into one strong conviction that I need Him, and only Him. I had to learn the hard way in a lot of areas of my life but I’ve never been more focused on my eternal life, and not the one on this planet. I’m also grateful that I’m closer to the grave than farther away. God is truly a loving and merciful God. Jesus is my best friend. This is all I need and all I will ever seek.