Sometimes we suffer silently, fighting alone and trusting that we'll someday win the battle that no one knows about. Everyone goes through that stage in life regardless of age and status. This is because sometimes we understand that certain battles are ours and ours alone, so we bother no one and only hope that we survive through them strong.
Some years ago, I was burdened with debt. I have always told myself I'll never take on debt no matter what the circumstances are. Unfortunately, I did that very year. It started as a savings for someone who said she wouldn't need the money until year end, only to request the money two months after when she suffered a disaster. I had already invested the money, so I had no choice but to borrow money from a loan app, hoping to pay it back in due time. What started as a harmless loan gradually became my nightmare when I kept taking debts to pay another debt until I got to a point where I was stuck between debts.
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The investment went wrong and I had two times the amount in debt. I almost went into depression when the loans were due and the agents started calling every minute, pestering me to pay back. Between debts, I had daily family expenses and other requests coming from friends and family. Everyone believed I was doing fine because I kept the information from everyone around me. Slowly I was dying inside, and I knew sharing that burden would be of no help because the people I would have told were people relying on me.
The first thing I did was travel to a different place to clear my head. I had to tell myself that everyone would survive with or without me; staying back was only causing me much harm. I traveled to the North where I stayed with a friend. This helped me focus only on myself, and the extra savings I was making were directed to paying the loan with the extra overdue payment. It took me three months to clear the debt, paying gradually, but I never stopped praying for a miracle. God came through for me when I won a contest that gave me $320. It was the happiest day for me, and I never forgot God's faithfulness as he came through for me. It was after I had paid the loan that I shared the story with a few friends. The only strategy I could boast of was distancing myself from people and paying gradually until it was settled. Aside from this, it was God that came through for me in my quiet battle.
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