You have a God-given purpose for living, no matter what it looks like. However, past experiences, present challenges, and the fear of an uncertain future can all work together to cause us to think that we will not be able to succeed or that circumstances in our life will not change. Feelings of hopelessness can make us act as if things in our life will never get better and cause us to give up. When we allow hopelessness to control our lives, we view everything around us as evil and feel like life is worthless. Move forward despite how you feel. Yes, it may be hard, hard to sleep, hard to concentrate. You are tearful and sad and can’t stop thinking about your loved ones that are no longer here. But keep moving forward. Even if you must move slowly, take a break and move one day at a time; keep moving. (IGBATTMHO.org)