Excerpt from a YouTube talk by Alina Villasante about how spirituality and faith have guided her through hardship and influenced her life and business. In this passage she offers personal testimony: giving struggles to God led to positive outcomes, encourages letting go of excessive control, and being open to outcomes that may differ from expectations.
God isn't everything. And the older I get, the closer I get to God. I think you realize that life without spirituality is very empty. At least for me it is. I don't want to speak for everyone else. And every hardship I've had that I've given it to him has turned out positive for me. So my experiences and what I tell you comes from. Experience comes from going through really dark places and. And coming out on the other side. Because I think when it's bigger than yourself and you give it to him, the answers come a little bit more clear. Sometimes we get self absorbed. I don't even mean that in a self absorbed, like, oh, I'm all full of myself type of way. I mean that we try to handle it all, control it all, do everything ourselves. And some things are beyond our control. Sometimes you just got to let go and know and trust that it will work out, that whatever's meant to be will be. There's a song, so it kind of like what's for you, Nobody will take away from you. It will come to you, but kind of let go, let go. I've done it. I've done it in my hardest days. Every single one worked out for me. It may not be the way you wanted it. It may come in a different form in a different way, but be open to it.
