The Dark Tunnel: When Everything Feels Like a Test
, by Elena Sanchez, 2 min reading time
When life feels like a relentless test—in motherhood, relationships, faith, and self-belief—it's easy to lose hope in the dark tunnel. But you are a survivor. This raw reflection is for anyone walking through their own tunnel, reminding you: the roses are waiting, and you are stronger than you think.
You're in a tunnel right now.
Maybe it's motherhood that's testing you, watching your child make choices that break your heart, feeling like every decision you make is the wrong one, wondering if you're enough.
Maybe it's your personal life, relationships that drain you, dreams that feel impossibly far away, a season where nothing seems to go right no matter how hard you try.
Maybe it's your faith, feeling like God is silent, like your prayers are hitting the ceiling, like you're being tested beyond what you can bear.
Or maybe it's all of it at once. And you're exhausted.
When Everything Feels Like an Attack
There are seasons when it feels like life is coming at you from every direction. When you can't catch your breath before the next wave hits. When you start to wonder: Is this a test? Or is this just my life now?
You're trying to hold it together. You're showing up for your kids, your responsibilities, your commitments. But inside? You're barely holding on.
And the hardest part? You can't see the end of the tunnel.
You don't know when this season will shift. You don't know if the choices you're making today will matter tomorrow. You don't know if you're strong enough to keep going.
What You Need to Remember
If you're in that dark tunnel right now, I need you to hear this:
You are a survivor.
Look back at your life. Every hard season you thought would break you? You survived it. Every moment you thought you couldn't endure? You did.
You have walked through fire before. And you're still here.
This tunnel—this relentless, exhausting, soul-testing season—will not be the thing that takes you down.
The Roses Are Coming
You can't see them yet. But at the end of this tunnel, there are roses waiting.
Not because you earned them. Not because you did everything perfectly. But because growth happens in the dark.
The strength you're building right now, the resilience, the faith, the grit—it's shaping you into someone who can carry more light. Someone who can hold space for others walking their own tunnels.
You won't stay here forever. This is not your final chapter.
Hold On to This
On the days when it feels like too much, when you're questioning everything, when you're not sure you can take one more step, remember:
You have survived 100% of your hardest days so far.
You are stronger than you think. You are more resilient than you feel. And you are not walking this tunnel alone.
Keep going. The roses are waiting.
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