Humbled

Have you ever heard anyone ever say "I'm so strong in my faith. I know nothing will ever make me stumble!" I mean, that's a great attitude... or, so I thought. I used to think like that. No matter what, I would always be a light for God; always an encouragement. And it's not that I'm not anymore, but God has definitely humbled me over the past 3 months.
As I said before, God removed me from my Christian bubble. And a series of random events definitely showed me that I still needed my good Christian influences in my life. Things change, and that's great. But I was bad at coping with the change. I got involved with a few friends that I should not have been involved in. Was I doing anything wrong? No. But I wasn't doing anything right either. I stopped praying. I stopped reading my Bible. I stopped caring. School, work, my family, "friends," and other responsibilities left no room for any of that. Ridiculous excuse, I know. But let's be real. I was completely broken. Nothing made sense. People let me down. I didn't have time to breathe.
Recently, things have changed. I do not surround myself with bad influences. If you have nothing but rude words to say to me, I say kind ones back - but you no longer have a significant place in my life. My outlook is much different now because of the trials I've gone through lately. I am thankful for every mistake I made. I am thankful for how broken I became. I am thankful for every true friend that has not condemned me, but has stuck by me no matter what.

So if your outlook is "I'm so strong in my faith, nothing can change that" - watch out. You will be humbled and it will be difficult. You're never too strong to be broken.