Greetings great people I'm 
There was a period in my life when everything felt like it was falling apart. No matter how hard I tried, nothing seemed to work. I put in effort, I made plans, I prayed, I hoped but the results never came. Each day felt heavier than the one before. I started to feel like life was working for everyone except me.
Steadily, my hope is fading into despair, discouragement entered my heart. I became tired of trying. Tired of believing. Tired of waiting. The disappointment grew so much to a setting age that I stopped praying. I stopped putting in effort. I told myself, Maybe this is just how my life will be. I sat alone many days, crying quietly, wondering why my journey was so hard.
One day, while I was lost in my thoughts and pain, and my mother sent me to go and get her foodstuffs in the market then as was coming home I saw my friends and they were laughing at me insulting me,that God has given up on me,that I can never become a great person in life, i sat down on the ground I was crying so deep😭 then suddenly an elderly woman came close to where I was sitting. She looked at me with kindness in her eyes and asked what was wrong. I didn’t even know why, but I opened up to her and told her how tired I was of struggling, how nothing seemed to work, and how I had started giving up on myself and even on God.
She listened patiently and then said words that I will never forget,
“My son, never lose hope in life. Hard times do not last forever. God has not forgotten you.
Those simple words touched a deep place in my heart. It felt like God sent her just for me in that moment. She encouraged me to start praying again, to keep believing, and to never allow my situation to decide my future.
From that day, something changed inside me. I didn’t suddenly become rich or successful overnight but I found new strength. I began to pray again. I started trying again, even in small ways. And little by little, I started seeing changes. Doors I thought were closed began to open. Opportunities I never expected started appearing. I could clearly see that God had been working behind the scenes all along.
Today, I understand that giving up would have made me miss the blessings that were on the way. If you are going through a difficult time right now, please don’t lose hope. Your story is not over. The same God who remembered me will remember you. Sometimes, hope is all you need to hold on until your breakthrough comes.
Just as the Bible scripture says in the book of Isaiah 41:10: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right-hand✋
"This experience taught me to trust God regardless of the difficulties"