Life is Hard (Otherwise It Would Not Be Fulfilling)

Last year I journaled about my life being easier because I have taken steps to get out of God's* way.  But I also wrote that "easy" means fulfilling and fulfilling means that there are still challenges and that it's getting through the challenges that give us life.  Today I question that statement and ask God if it's really true.

I ask God this because one of the men I love has cancer.  And I ask God, "How, in any way, can this be fulfilling for me?"  And God reminds me to apply the lessons I have learned.  One, having cancer is not my path.  Two, if I did have cancer it would be my path, and if I would beat this cancer I would be sitting on the other side of many challenges, fulfilled at having met these challenges.  And if I died, I would still be given life.
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Now for the reflective questions which you can journal about or if you'd like to share your story, I'd love to hear from you and the community would love to hear from you!  Your comment could have a major impact on someone else; most likely it will be just the right thing at the right time for one of the readers. For me, God* wanted me to know that helping even just one person is wonderfully impactful.

Reflective questions:

1.  Is there a challenge you are dealing with that seems to have no fulfilling quality?

2.  What does God* want you to know about this (ask directly, God, what do you want me to know?)

* I use the term God as a universal term.  You may decide that Great Spirit, Allah, Higher Power, etc. better suits you today.  It is not for me to decide.