This is a wonderful time of year, yet potentially a terrible time of year. It is so easy to get caught up in the busyness, trying to be and do everything that we lose sight of what is really important. Stuff happens…really, really bad stuff. I know this first hand. After the shock has had a little time to wear off I can see that yes, my holiday is not going to be what I had planned, but it’s going to be okay. I got to wake up this morning, others did not. We have a roof over our head, and a pantry full of food, others do not. Gifts won’t be as plentiful as I had hoped, but does that really matter? We will be with each other and with family and friends. In a warm home, with food and fellowship. Paying bills is going to be stressful for a while, that’s nothing new. Troubles come and go. It’s time to stop looking at what I don’t have and looking at what I do have. I am putting my Faith in front, knowing that it will all be okay. I don’t know how, I just know that it will, because I trust in God.
If you are struggling, please, please, please reach out to someone. Anyone. Walk in to any church or hospital. There are people who care and can help. If you feel all alone, know that God is by your side. Please don’t get so lost that you can’t come back. When you feel you have no where else to turn 1-800-273-8255 is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Please.
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.~ James 1:6 (NIV)
