# Subject: Soul Growth through Challenges > The teaching that difficulty, testing, and adversity are not obstacles to spiritual growth but often its most powerful catalysts. Suffering endured with prayer and faith accelerates the soul's progress. Part of: [[Subjects/Soul Transformation & Development|Soul Transformation & Development]] ## Messages (11) - 2015-05-03 - [[2015-05-03 The Ups and the Downs of the Journey|The Ups and the Downs of the Journey]] - 2015-05-04 - [[2015-05-04 Reaching for Greater Light and Service|Reaching for Greater Light and Service]] - 2015-05-18 - [[2015-05-18 Treasures Uncovered|Treasures Uncovered]] - 2015-11-02 - [[2015-11-02 Free Will Governs Your Path|Free Will Governs Your Path]] - 2016-04-27 - [[2016-04-27 The Law of Change|The Law of Change]] - 2016-08-11 - [[2016-08-11 Your Obstacles Strengthen You in the Light|Your Obstacles Strengthen You in the Light]] - 2016-10-24 - [[2016-10-24 Consider Your Progress|Consider Your Progress]] - 2016-11-29 - [[2016-11-29 Put Aside the Goals and Ambitions of Your Mind|Put Aside the Goals and Ambitions of Your Mind]] - 2018-07-22 - [[2018-07-22 Release Mind Patterns|Release Mind Patterns]] - 2019-02-22 - [[2019-02-22 The Power to Change Needs Your Conscious Understanding of the Power of Free Will|The Power to Change Needs Your Conscious Understanding of the Power of Free Will]] - 2019-02-22 - [[2019-02-22 Life Challenges Strengthen the Soul, Creating More Powerful Channels of Love|Life Challenges Strengthen the Soul, Creating More Powerful Channels of Love]]