by Julio Rangel

Created on: September 03, 2008   Last Updated: December 11, 2010

You just lost your job. You and your significant other are having problems. The holidays are stressing you out. You don't have a great relationship with your kids. Your debt keeps piling up and the bills are weighing you down. It would seem to anyone with these problems that just ending it all would relieve all stress. Does it really? The answer is pure and simple. No! Death is final and there is no coming back. Life, on the hand, always has a new tomorrow! A new day to start all over again. One thing you must always remember is that you can't change your past but you can do your best to change your future. It will be difficult at first and you may find yourself doubting your will power but you have to be strong and not let any obstacles weigh you down.

No one is perfect. I sure am not. I have problems and worries just like everyone else, but to other people around me it seems like I don't let it bother me. Of course it bothers me but I do what I can to find a reason to smile and laugh. When you're down, finding those reasons can seem very difficult, but trust me, they exist. The biggest reason to smile is the assurance that God will take care of you. Sometimes we go through so much that it seems that God is nowhere to be found. "How can he let this happen to me," is what we always say to ourselves. Keep the faith. Let me tell you about a story from the bible. When Jesus walked this earth He healed many people. He would either touch them or pray for them. Well once He was in a middle of a crowd that was shoulder to shoulder. People were touching and pulling Him in every direction. In the back of the crowd was a woman who was very sick, but couldn't find a way to get to Him. She knew that if she could just touch the hem of His garment she would be healed. So she pushed her way through and at times even crawled in His direction. When she got close enough she reached out and touched the bottom of His garment. At that moment Jesus looked around and asked, "who touched me?" His disciples looked at Him strangely and replied, " teacher you are bumping into many. Everyone around you has touched you. "No." Jesus said. "Someone touched me." The woman fell to her knees and cried, "It was I Lord, who touched you. I knew that if I could touch even a thread of your garment then I would be healed of this horrible illness. Jesus looked at her and replied, " it wasn't me that healed you. It was your faith my child." So you see, as long as you have faith and keeping reaching

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