Daily Question, January 22 What might be the silver lining in a difficult situation I’m currently facing? 27 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Layla6 months agoLaylaSetting boundaries with a loved one who really hurt me by their behavior. I’m having to take a step back and make emotional space for myself, downsize the connection there. In the past, I would have fought – them to change, myself to accept – the harmful behaviors in order to keep the connection the same. I’ve earned to let go and have faith more recently. The silver lining is that this is progress in my self-love journey. 1 Reply Mary Pat6 months agoMary PatI just wrote a piece on my FB page called, A Reflection on Voluntary Isolation. It is about what happened after we were diagnosed with Covid last October, what happened, and the end result of my isolation. I found I had let it run my life, and when I was put in a situation unfamiliar to me, it woke me up. The silver lining is I now see how it helped, and how it didn’t, and I have made changes in my life as a result. 0 Reply Malag6 months agoMalagI have gotten a bit institutionalised during the pandemic. As I start to re-emerge once again, I can experience a fresh perspective for what I took for granted before the pandemic eg meeting people, going out and about. 3 Reply ADP6 months agoADPLuckily at the present time I am not facing a difficult situation, but my daughter is. My advice to her would be trust in the Lord and believe in his guidance. Focus your energy and thoughts toward what you want and things will happen. 1 Reply Anonymous6 months agoAnonymousToday I heard someone say I am grateful for the pain that brought me here. The silver lining for me is also an intention and that is freedom. 4 Reply Ose6 months agoOseAcceptance of what is as well as of what is not in my life. To accept that if what I long for is meant to be, it will manifest. And if not, it very obviously is not meant to be. To trust life and God in this, and to obey in the sense of “to let His will be mine”. 2 Reply Don Jones6 months agoDon JonesTo see if my values and practices stand up when put to the test. Plain sailing is one thing, but sailing through a storm, that is another. 4 Reply MemoPC6 months agoMemoPCA verse comes to mind “ to everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven”. While I may not understand the value in a difficult situation at the time I am experiencing it. It gives me peace to accept God’s presence in the midst of whatever I am facing – that is a silver lining. I did not always recognize that. Life can look dark and cruel and unforgiving. Life can look light and joyous and compassionate. However I am experiencing it I am not alone. 3 Reply pkr6 months agopkrA new beginning…….❤️🙏 6 Reply Ose6 months agoOseYes! 🙏💜and thank you 💕! 2 Reply Sean from Surrey in UK6 months agoSean from Surrey in UKI am fortunate enough to know that the silver lining is always there for those who can see it and then actually appreciate it. I feel extremely blessed as today I don’t have any current significant difficult situations although of course this can change in an instant. 2 Reply Mica6 months agoMicaThe motivation to develop inner strength 😊🙃 4 Reply Charlie T6 months agoCharlie TI love this question and the responses. Like Kevin, I am not facing any really difficult situations right now, and for that I am grateful. The question is a reminder for me, that even some of the darkest situations have resulted in positive change, growth, new opportunity’s, and perspective in my life. I think it’s a hard question to answer or even ask myself when it’s difficult and things aren’t going well, but it’s important for me to remember that “this too shall pass” and tha...I love this question and the responses. Like Kevin, I am not facing any really difficult situations right now, and for that I am grateful. The question is a reminder for me, that even some of the darkest situations have resulted in positive change, growth, new opportunity’s, and perspective in my life. I think it’s a hard question to answer or even ask myself when it’s difficult and things aren’t going well, but it’s important for me to remember that “this too shall pass” and that I am resilient. Read More3 Reply Maurice Frank6 months agoMaurice FrankSince late last May and through this week, I’ve experienced four deep losses which has let me see how emotionally resilient I am, or have become. My emotional setpoint bounces back within a few days, along with a lingering underlying sadness. I did not know this about myself, and I welcome any insights that bring me more self-knowledge. This doesn’t mean I love those I lost any less, it’s just how my emotional thermostat works. 6 Reply Mary Pat6 months agoMary PatMy prayers and thoughts of comfort for you are here….I am glad you are grieving those losses, because you will move through them at your own pace. Blessings…and may the happy, loving memories of those you lost give you some comfort all the rest of your days… 0 Reply sparrow6 months agosparrowI don’t believe, dear Maurice, that there is any right or wrong way to grieve… you are fine. You are perfectly all right, so don’t beat yourself up about it. You loved those people well, and from what you write, you loved them deeply. They were there and then they weren’t there, but they are somewhere, and your heart remembers them with love… sparrow ps. See Patricia’s post below… 1 Reply Elle6 months agoElleGrowth & {hopefully} a new found joy as I open up to the experience- going with the ebbs & flows [rather than] throwing a tantrum, like a spoiled brat [thinking] I should just get what I want because it’s hard on [or] for me. 4 Reply Carol6 months agoCarolDifficult situations can be challenging but I do my best not to label them problems. This was not always true for me but the challenge they’ve offered has made me grow. I guess the silver lining is the opportunity they offer for growth. It reminds me of the difference between suffering and misery! I’m so thankful to have learned that lesson. 2 Reply Marnie Jackson6 months agoMarnie JacksonThe silver lining is that I am going to stretch and grow. I am going to learn a different perspective and understand a different way to deal with people who I often disagree. It will be challenging and I will make mistakes, but I will grow. 4 Reply EJP6 months agoEJPAs the doors have closed in this challenging situation, I am grateful in knowing that the “silver lining” will provide endless possibilities and opportunities for my future. 2 Reply Michele6 months agoMicheleI think that The Word For The Day answers this for me today: ‘There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze.’ Etty Hillesum also Love came to mind:) 2 Reply Patricia6 months agoPatriciaThe silver lining might be that it is becoming easier for me to see the “silver linings” in life in general. What I notice about this situation is that I’m able to grieve the loss of something and then begin to move on more quickly (than I used to) into a positive future. 8 Reply sunnypatti6 months agosunnypattiThe most difficult thing I’m facing isn’t super difficult, thankfully. 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