I was casually scrolling my phone when I stumbled upon an old photo that took me back to the year it was taken. I had gone back to my parents house because life had thrashed me a good one. I had been out of work for close to three years and in between, Covid 19 had happened shattering all hope of things looking up.
When it was clear that things were not easing up soon and I had drained every single coin I had, I packed my belongings and a friend graciously offered to store them up for me then I travelled back to my parents to monitor and see how things would pan out. I am ever grateful for my parents whose doors were open in that season of hardship.
That season was rough but it was made easier by so many wonderful people. Friends who mentioned my name when random small time opportunities came up, church co-workers and leaders who would call once in a while to know how I was doing and make random prayers, my parents who never at any one time grumbled about my seemingly slow to pick law career that had sent me back to them empty and beat, while my peers were bossing up in boardrooms.
There were other friends who from time to time would send me something small and say, “I know things are rough, but they’ll look up soon. There’s something small to carry you for a few days.” I never asked though…they just volunteered. Truthfully speaking though, I wrestled with feelings of being a failure and a charity case even when no one was accusing me of being either of them, and I wondered when it would all end and I would be back on my feet again
Here’s the lesson. Tough times happen even to the best of people. Never buy into the lie that it’s only you. Sometimes you just meet people after they’ve already done their time in tough seasons so never think they were never there.
Whatever happens, keep going. Find it in you to be resilient. Seasons do change even when they don’t look like it. There are seasons when everything that could go wrong goes wrong, but there are also seasons when things align beautifully.
You have everything it takes to sail through Whatever storms life throws at you. And there’s no shame in losing it all and picking yourself up again. The most seasoned of warriors are never birthed in comfort zones, they’re made in the most tumultuous hell. Fight on.
Author: Wambui LLB
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