I video of a friend of mine and he said, “God will keep enough strife in your life so you won’t forget Him.”

That line lodged itself in my ribs.

Because I’m living proof. When I’m struggling, I pray constantly. I call on God with the urgency of a man whose oxygen mask just dropped from the ceiling. But the moment I hit a stride, a little success, a little comfort, God gets politely set aside. Not rejected. Just… postponed.

And right on schedule, the next smackdown arrives.

If people were honest, most would admit they’ve lived this cycle. Comfort breeds amnesia. Struggle restores memory.

Now here’s the thing. Everyone knows tragedy will occur. Jobs end. Relationships dissolve. Loved ones die. Businesses fail. Bodies betray us. These are known risks. They’re written into the terms of service of being alive.

And most of those things can be overcome in one way or another. But circumstances matter.

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