How to Face Adversity without Losing Hope. part 1
Hey Cake Pops! We are launching into a three-part series, How to Face Adversity Without Losing Hope. This series was born out of a simple truth: none of us escapes hard seasons. We all face moments that shake our sense of security, stretch our faith, and make us question who we are when life no longer looks how we planned. But inside those moments lies the opportunity to find something deeper than comfort. We can find strength, perspective, and purpose that lasts.
None of us wakes up and says, “You know what I’d love today? A little adversity.”
We don’t plan the storms. We don’t get to choose the diagnosis, the loss, or the detour. But life hands each of us something unexpected, and what we do with it is what shapes us.
Adversity isn’t the story we’d ever write for ourselves, but it’s often the one that grows us the most.
You can sit in the storm and let it define you, or you can face it, walk through it, and come out the other side with a story that helps someone else cross their bridge. *Read the book The Dream Giver if you never have!
Victory doesn’t come from pretending everything’s fine. It comes from standing in the rain and saying, “I’m not done yet.”
The pain may not be your choice, but the perspective, the perseverance, and the purpose you find in it are yours to claim.
While there are many ways to face adversity without losing hope, we are going to focus on three right now that can help you on your journey. Let’s dive in!
1. Guard Your Words
What we say, even when no one else hears it, directs the course of our hearts.
When adversity hits, our first instinct is often to narrate defeat: “This is too much.” “I can’t do this.” “Nothing ever works out for me.” But those words don’t just describe our reality, they define it.
Try this instead:
Replace “I can’t believe this is happening” with “I’ll find a way through this.”
Trade “I’m so behind” for “I’m learning as I go.”
When you want to say “I’m stuck,” try “I’m pausing to catch my breath.”
I remember a season when the days felt impossibly heavy. There were doctor’s appointments, bills, and a pile of laundry that felt symbolic of my whole life. I caught myself saying, “I’m drowning.” One day I stopped mid-sentence and said, “Actually, I’m swimming.” Still in the water, yes, but moving forward. I even added “get” to my to do lists. Instead of my “to do list”, it became my “GET to do" list. Because even a checklist has the power to shape your mindset.
Our words don’t have to deny the pain, but they can point us toward purpose. Scripture reminds us, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). So speak life, even in the storm.
2. Choose Your Circle Wisely
Adversity will either isolate you or illuminate who truly stands with you.
When the world feels small, the voices you allow closest matter more than ever. You need people who remind you who you are, not what you’ve lost. People who can hold both your pain and your potential in the same hand.
Maybe that’s the friend who texts you a verse right when you’re unraveling. The one who doesn’t try to fix it but sits with you in the mess. Or maybe it’s the person who says, “You’ve made it through worse. I’m not letting you forget how strong you are.”
If you’re in a season where those people are hard to find, pray for them. And in the meantime, become that person for someone else. The beautiful thing about community is that sometimes it really is just like a scene from Field of Dreams: If you build it, they will come. (Please tell us you have seen that movie!) When you build it for others, it finds you right back.
3. Decide to See It Through
You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to decide not to quit.
When life gets hard, hope rarely shows up as a lightning bolt. It’s more like a flicker, the decision to try again tomorrow.
Think about the small wins that add up over time. Showing up to one more therapy appointment. Making one more phone call. Opening your Bible even when you don’t feel like it. Every time you do, you’re strengthening your resilience muscle, one repetition at a time. Just like working out. Sometimes the hardest part is making the choice to put on your shoes or book the bootcamp, but once you do it, you are so much closer to a better you.
When we keep showing up, even with shaky hands, we declare something powerful: This storm will not have the final word.
And maybe that’s what faith really looks like. Not the absence of fear, but the courage to keep walking through it.
Final Thought
Adversity will change you. But if you let it, it can change you for the better.
Your story, the one you never would’ve chosen, might be the very one that brings light to someone else’s darkest chapter.
So today, even if the storm is raging, stand firm and whisper to your own heart:
“I’m not done yet.”
You know we are here for you. Sending love and encouragement your way today! Reach out anytime.
XOXO - The LC Girls
Next in this series:
In Part 2, we’ll talk about how to find meaning in the middle of adversity, the quiet space between the breaking and the breakthrough.
