The ski trip was an awesome experience to get to know more students from Friendly. This youth ministry is teaching me all about what it means to be a student in todays culture. Some of the struggles and burdens our teens face in 2009 are harder than what a lot of adults face on an everyday basis.
Anytime you face a struggle don't forget what Psalm 1 says. Its talking about a person who loves God: "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper."
This is all about knowing that hard times will come. Hard times will come. But God has aleady planted you deep in Him.
Try to rely on Him even in the hard times.