Life doesn't always have to be tough. We don't earn our place on this planet by suffering and struggling. Pain may sometimes lead to gain but it is perfectly possible to have plenty of one without any of the other.

 'have you earned a break from stress and strife?' It is, 'are you able to see that you deserve this, regardless of what you have or haven't done?'  Have the grace to accept these gifts of god with gratitude.Some very pleasing developments are always possible by god's grace!