Earlier this week in my Bible study, we watched a video about Bethany Hamilton, the surfer who got her arm bitten off by a shark. Her story is SO inspirational, and if you don't know anything about it I would definitely recommend looking into it. She's a Christian and has the best attitude about her situation, and it makes me realize how lame I am for complaining about some of the stuff that bothers me. During the video, she says that "it's just an arm." The way she is able to look at her situation in such a positive way is absolutely amazing to me! I want to be able to have a similar attitude towards things in my life that aren't going the way I planned them to go.

My favorite line out of the entire video was when she said that many people ask her why she thinks God let that happen to her. Her response was so awesome, and I hope I can explain this well enough. She said something along the lines of, "God knew what me and Him could handle together." I LOVE this image of working together with God to get through hard situations. Sometimes, I try to do it all on my own. Other times, I ask God to handle it. But the reality is that the best way to get through a hard situation is by asking God for help AND doing my best to have a good attitude for me to let him help me through it. That has definitely stuck with me this whole week, and I'm praying that I'll be able to remember this for when I am going through a hard time, because that's when it will be the hardest to live out.