2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. John 9:1-3
No more ifs....
If I was prettier, if I was bolder, if I had more money, if I wasn't a woman, I was a different race, if I lived somewhere else, if I had made different choices...
Either I believe G-d had and has always had a plan for me, or I don't--- I can't afford to blame it on the what ifs...
I must believe that no matter how broken the road seems that He lights the way,
No more looking for the reasons why--- the reason is so that the works of G-d might be displayed in me.
From between the pages, from the ancient to the present, the Bible must become alive to the individual to be useful. "If I didn't have a problem, I would not know that G-d could solve them, then I would not know what faith in G-d can do."
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Romans 5:3-5
Just like crushing the olive produces oil,
tribulation produces hope, and hope is the oil that burns in my lamp, so I can let my light shine 
