If you look for easy ways, then you will come to loss and shame by them.
If you are not afraid of difficult paths, then you will gain the special protection of Heaven. And on these difficult paths you will be able to count on extra strength, extra resources and even extra forgiveness. Because soldiers and fighters, hard workers and hard workers will have special indulgence from God. And they can claim something special, unlike those who "cut" the distance or bypassed it with "vegetable gardens".
But you went ahead when it was hard for you. You honestly worked at this distance, wound circles in the rain, in a blizzard, in cold and wind, you were not looking for answers, you just walked into this darkness and fear.
You weren't making excuses. You didn't grumble. You didn't whine. You just knew you had to! And what you get, you have to go through. And this is the best and right, and the most worthy way for you. Therefore, wisdom and strength as a reward will be inherent in you. Always.