Throughout our lives we will inevitably face difficult circumstances. They come unexpectedly, like a black balloon being handed to us when we were expecting puppies and unicorns instead. Although it doesn’t make sense at the time, I believe that God allows these black balloons to be handed to us in order to grow us, pursue us, bring us to our knees and make us in to the people he ultimately desires us to be. He gives us everything we need to pop these black balloons and experience complete freedom, if we let him.