It is easy to look out at all the unrest and strife in the world and get down and discouraged about it. There are so many sad stories of violence, economic loss, death, and destruction. If that is your focus, whether in the world or your life, you will certainly be having a bad time.
I recently realized that there is a silver lining to all this though. As I have looked back at my life I have realized that the worst times I have gone through have been times that G-d was calling me or teaching me something important. He used the difficulties to facilitate His purposes. It hurt at the time, but it worked out in my favor.
The world is like that too. Maybe not every situation, maybe not every hurt, but when there is widespread churn in society, when relationships are breaking, when jobs are getting lost, when friends and family are dying, those are the pivot points where we make choices. Those points are where we choose to turn to G-d or turn away. Those are points when we learn important truths or fill our hearts with bitterness.
So when the bad times come to you or those around you, don't just look on the bad side. Recognize that times like that are opportunities for the salvation and purification of our souls. Pray that those directly affected will make the right choices and choose to know G-d more because of them. When we can, we need to help them to do that.
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