Grateful for the hardest times in my life via /r/gratitude

When I was going through them, I can assure you I was not grateful in the slightest. I practiced gratitude for other things, which helped get me through, but I couldn’t say I was grateful for the painful experiences themselves. I’ll spare you my autobiography, but just be assured things got very dark, many times, each time for a long time. And it all led me to where I am now: the love of my life, an amazing career, a new and profound relationship with God and my family, an amazing friend, and dreams I didn’t even know I had. Thank you God so much for loving me enough to break my heart. I would relive it over and over and over again for just one look into my sweetheart’s eyes. If God had answered my prayers then, I would not be a fraction of how happy I am now. He really does have a plan for us.