EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE THAT PASSED THROUGH HARDSHIP IN THE BIBLE. Hardship is a condition that is difficult to bear or suffering in a situation that is not palatable to one, it could be a health condition due to sickness or diseases or lack of financial support, lack of helper, betrayal, jealousy, or lastly spiritual attack. When life hits you hard, you have to get up, stand up, show up and never give up, because quitters never win, only winners never