Overflow.

Hardship comes in many different flavors. It’s usually topped with unwanted struggles addictions, afflictions, rejection, or depression. Some people may only be dealing with spoonfuls at a time while others are overwhelmed by gallons. If hardship isn’t properly handled, it can make a huge, overflowing mess.

Be an encouragement to others whose troubles might be piled so high, spilling over and causing a mess. And use your own experiences with hardship, sharing with them your struggles in such a way as to help wipe away some of the muck. If you see the potential for an imminently disastrous overflow, be gentle yet quick in helping them avoid even opening up dangerous containers of messy, bad stuff. Make sure that the only thing that is brimming over is love.