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Sometimes when life throws curve balls at us, all I want to do is crawl into bed, curl up in a ball, cry and simply give up. (To be honest, when you live in a cold basement, staying in a warm bed sounds so appealing- but that's besides the point). It's a beautiful, yet painful, thing when God is trying to teach you to depend on Him and not on your own strength and circumstances. Although I'm a pretty positive person, often times I find myself focused on the negatives (the realist in me). But in times like these I have to remind myself that I only see a tiny little pixel of a bigger picture. I need to shift my focus from the little pixel, zoom out, and see the bigger picture that He sees. Sometimes I wish I had a zoom-in/zoom-out button in my life:) Although I don't always understand what is going on in my life, my hope is in the One that loves me deeply even when I fail.