"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28
I keep repeating this verse in my head this week. This feels like a very dark week for me! There is so much sadness around me. I have been crying. I am sad. I feel the battle that continues around me. My faith is strong. Sometimes, I think I am too open about what my beliefs are. Sometimes I wear my emotions on my sleeve and feel like everyone will understand. I trust in God. I wait for Him. I remind myself that He did not say that life would be easy for me. He did not say being a Christian would come with joy, happiness and a life without pain. What he did say is that Jesus came to claim Victory over my life. And, that alone, is enough for me! I know this sadness will subside. I see the Lord's miracles and I praise him for those. I know that He lets us endure things so that we can glorify him. I want to Glorify my Savior. I want to do His Will for my life. I want to overcome my saddness and rejoice in my blessings. But for now, I am sad.
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I am so sorry, friend. I love you and am praying for you.
praying for you right now!
Did you know that even in our sadness we are to thank Him? Isn't that hard to do? Yet, what a wonder of emotions He has given us - and we were modeled after Him. I just believe He really does cry too. This isn't what He'd originally planned for us.
Anyway, my friend Faith @ happyheartsblog helped me through this from an old post of hers. I'll try to remember to link it later. Gotta get to some 'stuff.'
Loving you from in here...
kJ
Dai, I'm sorry. I was having one of those weeks last week, and it was rough. You're in my thoughts...
I don't know all of what you are dealing with, but I know that I personally have trouble dismissing my negative feelings. I try to 'shoo' them away, and I end up stuffing. (I'm working on this). It is ok to be sad. It doesn't mean you are without faith. It doesn't mean you aren't thankful. It doesn't mean you aren't trusting the Lord to redeem. This is when we sit at His feet and cry, and He can bear it all!! He is holding you and telling you its gonna be alright.
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