the faith to move mountains.

"Give all of us the strength to remember that life is so very fragile. We are all vulnerable, and we will all, at some point in our lives, fall. We will all fall. We must carry this is our hearts, that what we have is special, that is can be taken from us. And when it is taken from us, we will be tested. We will be tested to our very souls. We will now all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves." Friday Night Lights

We will not walk this life without stumbling. We will not walk this life in perfection. Perfection does not exist in a material world. We will all make mistakes. Mistake after mistake after mistake. And no matter how hard we try, we will not escape this. It is in our nature. It is human nature. Even when we know what we're doing is wrong, we do it. Maybe because it gives us some satisfaction in the moment, maybe because we are hurt, maybe because we just want to forget about reality. But is it really worth it? Is it really worth it in the end? Because sometimes we have to face the consequences. Are more often than not, the consequences are not light. It is something that will lay on our hearts. It is something that we will carry with us, no matter how hard we try to forget. We think, this won't happen to me...this could never happen to me. We think that we are invincible. But we are not. Sometimes we get away with it, but at some point, somewhere down the road, we will fall. We will fall hard. Yes, sometimes people will be there to pick us up. Sometimes the ones we love will be by our side. But for how long? For how long will they stick around, waiting for you to mess up again? Sometimes, it's not so easy to get back up. When we are alone, when we have no one by our side, when we have lost the trust of others, it's hard. It's hard to regain that strength, it's hard when we are so vulnerable. The weight on our shoulders is fighting back. The voice inside us telling us we can't do it, telling us we can't change is so strong. It's always there. It's always calling our name. But, it is in these times that we must look inside ourselves. It is in these times that we must remember what we are made of, who we are. In each of us, there is strength, there is hope. Yeah, we're going to do things we regret again. Yeah, we may get that slap in the face, that reality check we need. But we must make mistakes in order to learn, in order to realize that that path we are walking down is going in the wrong direction. In order to realize where we are headed, our future, our dreams. Things may happen that pull you back, but it will not stop you. It's just a bump in the road we must overcome. We must have faith in ourselves that we can overcome anything, no matter the pain it causes, no matter the hurt it creates. We must have faith that the grass is greener on the other side. It is when we have this faith that we will be healed, we will be made new, we will be walking in the direction of our dreams.