Embracing Storms – Your Hidden Key to Growth and Success
🌊 A Story From My Stormy Season
Have you ever had a season in your life where everything just felt like it was falling apart?
I remember mine clearl
It was the fall of 2015. I was a highly skilled but unemployable Health IT worker with years of experience, but due to fact that I had fabricated criminal charge on my record, I had been unemployed for about 6 months. But i had finally found a gig! I had spent the last of my funds on the trip to get to the assignment and found that the organization who had hired me had made some clerical errors and they weren’t quite ready for me to begin the assignment. So there I was, sitting in a a cheap motel, next to nothing in my pockets and no way to return home. I was also going through a breakup that left me questioning everything—my worth, my vision, and even my purpose.
Everywhere I turned, it felt like the rain just wouldn’t stop. And let me be honest with you: I wanted to quit. I wanted to pack it all up and disappear. But something inside told me, “This storm has something to teach you.”
And it did.
🌬️ The Cycles of Life and the Purpose of Storms
Just like nature has its seasons—winter, spring, summer, and fall—your life has seasons too. And those tough seasons? They’re not a mistake. They’re part of your growth.
We all love the spring of new beginnings, the summer of success, and the fall of harvest. But winter… oh, winter is where we grow deep roots.
In nature, winter might look like death. Trees lose their leaves. The earth goes quiet. But underground, roots are stretching deeper. Preparing. Getting stronger. That’s what storms do for us too.
Storms shake us, challenge us, and force us to either give up or grow up. And here’s the truth: you can’t skip the storm if you want the success.
📉 Why Most People Give Up Too Soon
Most people see the storm and think, “Something must be wrong.” They assume that pain means punishment.
But what if pain was the path?
Think about lifting weights. You tear muscle in order to grow it. Pain isn’t a sign of failure—it’s a sign of progress. It’s resistance that builds strength.
In the same way, the storms in your life—financial stress, relationship problems, doubt, failure—are like spiritual or emotional resistance. And you can either run from them, or rise through them.
🤔 The Turning Point: Shifting My Perspective
Back in 2017, something changed for me.
I started reading about how successful people manage crisis. I studied entrepreneurs, athletes, and spiritual leaders. And I realized something they all had in common:
They didn’t avoid storms. They embraced them.
They saw storms as feedback, not failure. They didn’t panic—they prepared. They didn’t collapse—they spoke life into the storm.
And that was the biggest shift I made.
🔊 Speak Into the Storm
I started doing something that felt weird at first but changed everything: I began speaking “I AM” statements out loud.
- I am strong.
- I am not my circumstances.
- I am built for this.
- I am worthy.
- I am becoming who I was meant to be.
I wrote them on sticky notes and put them on my bathroom mirror.
I whispered them on walks. I declared them before bed. And slowly, I began to believe them.
Because here’s a powerful truth: Your words shape your world.
When you speak life, you give life. When you speak strength, you grow stronger.
You don’t need to wait for the storm to pass to start growing. You grow in the storm. You rise in the resistance.
🌟 Your Storm Is Not the End—It’s the Beginning
You were not made to run from storms. You were made to rise in them.
Think about the eagle. When a storm comes, most birds hide. But the eagle? The eagle flies into the storm. Why? Because the wind gives it lift. It actually uses the storm to soar higher.
That’s you.
That storm you’re facing—that financial struggle, that failed business, that health scare, that moment of doubt—it’s not there to stop you. It’s there to lift you.
You just have to face it head-on.
🫶 How to Start Embracing the Storm Today
- Acknowledge it.
Stop pretending everything is fine. Say it out loud: “I’m in a storm right now.” Admitting it doesn’t make you weak—it makes you wise. - Ask the right question.
Instead of asking, “Why is this happening to me?” ask, “What is this trying to teach me?” - Speak into it.
Use your voice. Speak strength. Speak power. Speak your truth. And make sure it begins with “I AM…” - Lean on someone.
You were never meant to go through storms alone. Find a mentor, a friend, a coach, or a community that speaks life over you. - Keep showing up.
No matter how messy it feels, keep taking steps. Even small ones. Storms don’t last forever, but quitting will.
🎈 Final Word: The Storm Is Your Teacher
Let me tell you something I wish someone had told me years ago:
The storm is not here to destroy you. It’s here to develop you.
You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to keep going.
If you’re walking through a storm right now, I see you. I believe in you. And more importantly, I want you to believe in yourself.
You are strong.
You are enough.
You were built for this.
And when the storm passes (and it will), you won’t just survive.
You will thrive.
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