There are seasons in life when pain does not come one at a time.
It comes all at once. I know a woman whose life changed suddenly. Her husband collapsed at their business. He was hospitalized for several days, and then she had to let him go. In a short moment, she lost her partner, her support, and the person who carried the weight with her.
Grief did not come alone. Responsibility followed.
Her daughter—who had always done well in school—had to step into the business to help. For a long time, she could not even get her green card. When she finally did, it was after years of waiting and uncertainty. Instead of building her own future, she carried the family’s survival on her shoulders. Over time, depression quietly settled in.
The mother herself struggles with diabetes. She cannot work long hours, yet the business demands constant attention. The gas station they own cannot even be sold in a normal process. It can only be sold under difficult owner-carry conditions. A previous owner promised to fix contamination issues—but never did.
She keeps hoping.
She keeps praying.
She keeps trying to sell the business and move forward.
But buyers do not come.
Expenses continue. Rent must be paid. Employees must be paid. Even with help, the burden remains heavy. Her daughter, exhausted from overworking, becomes sick again and again.
This is the kind of story many people never talk about.
Not because it is rare—but because it is painful.
And in moments like this, people often ask quietly, “Where is God?”
I believe God is closer than we think.
Sometimes God does not remove the burden immediately—not because He does not care, but because He is holding the people inside the burden. Strength appears where there should be none. Endurance continues when logic says it should stop. Hope remains even when circumstances say otherwise.
This story teaches us something important:
Faith does not mean life will be easy.
Faith means we are not alone when life is hard.
God sees the widow who keeps going.
God sees the daughter who sacrifices her youth to support her family.
God sees sickness, exhaustion, unfair systems, and broken promises.
And even when answers are delayed, God is still working.
If you are in a season like this—where problems overlap, where solutions seem blocked, where your body and heart are tired—please remember this:
Your suffering is not invisible.
Your prayers are not wasted.
Your waiting is not meaningless.
Sometimes the greatest lesson is not how quickly things change, but how deeply God sustains us while we wait.
Hold on.
Rest when you can.
Ask God for wisdom, not just escape.
God’s timing is not cruel—it is careful. And even in the heaviest seasons, He is preparing a way that we cannot yet see.
All glory belongs to God.
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