While struggles are a very personal and intimate experience one can uniquely have alone, I don’t like to believe it’s something that is meant to be suffering with alone.
Everyone comes from some form of struggle, obstacle, hindrance that prevents them from a desired end result whether the struggle is physical, emotional, mental, financial, environmental, etc. But does that not make us all, in essence, struggling? As well, who are we to judge whether our struggle is more or less than compared to another’s? We all deal with our own problems, but comparing them to others is not a sensible approach to it. We all come from somewhere with brokenness in our background and so instead of judging, comparing, looking down on others and such, we should be helping to carry others through their struggles.
This truth is very evident in my past and present households, in my relationships, and most importantly in my daily encounter with Christ. We are meant to have suffering and struggles, but we are not meant to handle them by ourselves. With everyone coming from a different point of struggle, we are able to uplift and empower those people that we love with our own wisdom, knowledge, care and prayers.
