sharing from my heart to yours
This life is hard. The longer I live, the more people I meet, the more stories I hear. For a long time, in my innocence of youth, I felt like life was pretty good. Thanks to my parents for giving me a happy childhood, and great friends for meaningful memories as a teen. I'm so grateful for those years, and I think it is truly a time to be treasured. No, don't get me wrong, there are SO many good things about this life still. I am blessed in many ways, and I'm not just talking about in material things. But I have come to realize that there really are times where we ALL walk in the valley, as well as times when we stand on the mountain. Something that I have come to recognize more recently, is that EVERYONE STRUGGLES. Some struggle in obvious ways, such as the loss of a child, addictions, hurtful relationships, abuse, and so on. Others struggle in ways that many times go unnoticed. I think we all have internal heartaches that we are reluctant to share. We feel like we are alone in our pain, or wonder what people will think of us. The truth is, we all need somebody to come along side of us and help. We need encouragement, support, and love. We need to be understood, open, and honest. It is hard to see so much pain, when all we really want is unity. I believe Christ is the only One who can truly bring that. But He calls us in many ways to not only share our burdens, but also help others carry them. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12 We are here on this sin filled earth for a reason. When you feel that nudging thought to ask someone about their struggles, do it! When someone needs a helping hand, a hug, a meal, a visit, and kind word, give it! And... when YOU are the person in need of these things... accept it! It hurts to see so much pain. We get pushed out of our comfort zones to share our hearts. We want to hide from the hurt and put on masks, pretending that life is just fine, when in reality, those masks pull us deeper into bondage. May we come along side of each other, praying for each other, and being the people that God has called us to be. His grace covers all. He wants to take all of our pain. And some day, that perfect unity will come. Disclaimer:
This is also written to myself! I have in NO way mastered any of this, but I am inspired to share my thoughts.
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Sarina Kinnunen
6/4/2015 05:38:53 am
Very good post Molly.. and so true. that is a prayer of my heart as well to be able to just be transparent with others with my struggles too.. and not to be afraid to show my pain,,, Prayers for you always .. loveya
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Sarah Talo
6/4/2015 09:39:25 am
Molly,
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Linda Levijoki
6/4/2015 02:18:11 pm
Amen! There is pain and joy inside all of us. Why is it easier to express the joy, and suppress the pain? Both need to be shared for encouragement on this wonderful/sad journey through life.
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Carissa
6/6/2015 02:12:06 am
I learned this after Bowin was born. It wasn't a hard time like what so many have gone through, but at that time my whole world was flipped upside down and I realized that we all have something, we all have "big deals" in our lives, even if it may seem smaller to someone else. I liked the song that said something like "Give me Your eyes for just one second, Give me Your eyes so I can see, Everything that I've been missing...." I loved that song right after I had Bowin, and Nate looked at me funny when I told him years later that it helped me through, because it wasn't your average song that one would think would help through hard times! God sees inside, what exactly is going on, behind the smiling faces and I'm fines. When driving down the road, I often look at all the faces and wonder about their lives and hearts, what big, hard thing(s) are they facing, and do they know how very much God loves and cares? We are all in this crazy, hard, broken life together. May we always remember this and have hearts of compassion. You are loved Molly, and I continue to pray for you and my heart hurts for you at times.
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Carissa
6/6/2015 02:14:09 am
Whoops can't edit on this. :P :) The line right after that I forgot to include on that song was, "Give me Your love for humanity."
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Leila
4/18/2016 04:28:31 pm
Wonderful!
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