Why not me

I’ve learned that not every battle is meant to be mine. Some challenges come as lessons, and some separations come as protection. Sometimes God removes people from your path because they cannot go where He intends to take you. And in that process, you will be misunderstood often. But I’ve learned to let people misunderstand me. I’ve learned to let them walk away. My light was never designed to be dimmed for anyone. I never set out to be fierce, to be strong or to become a warrior. All I ever wanted in my life was peace quiet moments, soft days, happiness, gentleness, and a full heart. But life had other plans. The storms came. The disappointments cut deep, and betrayals tried to turn me fragile. The falls hit hard. Yet every moment that tried to break me only carved more strength into my soul. Life thought its fire would destroy me; it didn’t realize it was shaping someone who refuses to be defeated, to give up and to quit. I wasn’t built just to survive I was built to rise above every...