If you've ever taken a history class you have learned about war. World War I & II made an impact on our world as many nations were apart of it. Civil War was one closer to home; we had brother fighting against brother.
Wars all have one thing in common. And that is that it isn't just two armies meeting in the middle of a field hashing away at each other until a victor arises and the war was ended. No, it is battle after battle until one day the other side is either wiped out, completely under subjection, or surrenders. With casualties on both sides, standing in the midst of strewn apart body parts, I can imagine the original "reason" for fighting escapes a person in light of the horror in which he is currently facing.
I think if we look at life as a war, and our troubles as battles, we can keep the focus on our objective rather than getting distracted and distressed by looking at the damage around us. If your objective is to live and love God, whenever we are struggling and overwhelmed by the "dead bodies" around us, we can stop, look up, and be renewed by Gods joy and grace. How many people could you get to follow you into battle without an objective? To me, life without the existence of God is meaningless. We must have a cause, we must have something to hope for.
Looking at troubles in the realm of the bigger picture I think can help one not only gain focus, but gain strength as well.
Win the battles; win the war.
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