When we are struggling we usually want to stay within ourselves and keep to our comfort zone. The only problem with that when we are struggling is the things we tend to want to do is usually the things that will hurt or numb us further. When we are struggling we need to get outside of ourselves and serve.
When I was going through the worst year of my life I was called to be the compassionate service leader in my ward. It forced me to forget about the trails I was going through and get to work serving the sisters in my ward. As I got outside of myself two things started to happen. First I made friends with the sisters, some of which I am still friends with to this day. The second thing that happened was my trails seemed to become easier to handle. They didn't go away and they were still hard but I was given strength that I know I wouldn't have had otherwise. So if you are struggling get outside of yourself and find someone who you can serve.
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