In the last twelve years I’ve known, intimately, that if I don’t move fast I get left behind. People want to keep their pace and if I’m slow it cramps their style. That means me having no friends and doing things alone, at my own pace.

That’s just how life is and for me it means having a close relationship with the Lord, who will never leave me behind and who will always be my friend. I’ve come to know Him through my trial, what a great blessing for me.

Trials can be divine in that they can bring me closer to the Lord. But the choice is mine:

• Will I draw close to the Lord in times of trial and let Him comfort, bless and help me or not?