ANSWER:

The prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his companions were tested by far more sever tests than this and they were steadfast and didn’t budge!

It has been difficult growing my beard because I’ve lost friends who mocked me, my own family always tell me to shave it, at bigger family gatherings I am always picked on for my beard and I even got rejected by a job and the man told me if I was to shave it I would of got the job. I ask for some words of advice sheikh that can ease this pain in my heart, I am only 19 recently started learn Islam