My reasoning is this: as it would be impossible or foolish of me to try and resist the will of God, as long as I act as righteously and as faithfully as I can, then whatever must be must be. I am not declaring defeat, of course. I am merely saying that there are only so many things that are within my ability to either influence or control. If I do my best, and continue to try in my efforts at improving myself and my circumstances, then perhaps I might be guided to where I need to be.
It's still hard to accept sometimes that my suffering and struggle might be the inevitable consequences of living my best attempt at life, my coping with previous life choices, but I can rationally see no other alternative. It is what it is.
Currently, I live with my parents, work at their business, and serve their life needs as they age. (Buying groceries, giving rides, taking them to doctor's visits.) This also sometimes includes tasks for my disabled sisters and their extended families. Through all of it, I try to develop into a noble soul as best I can see it.
With the global tragedies unfolding before us in surprising ways, I can imagine a circumstance where global events reach a point of causing more sorrows than people's ability to endure. My nation, so enamored as it is of material things, is especially vulnerable to this kind of grief. I only hope to survive the difficulties, so that I live to serve as long as I can, and so that, when I face the Lord, I truthfully can say that, when I matured, I did the best I could.