Have you ever been broken? Torn apart? Do you understand what it means to hurt? I wish I didn't. Pain wasn't created to be a pleasant thing, but it almost seems that when ever we get hurt it is more painful than it should be. But then again what should it be?
My new motto is "stay strong". Strong in myself? No, I have been doing that too much. And when we seek only our own strength we all fail. We were created to seek something more. I seek to be strong in myself, to not have to lean on anyone. But I know that I must lean on my friends and on my family, but most of all I have to put full faith in Christ. It is not an understatement to say that the one thing I struggle with the most is faith in God's work in my life. But I was reminded this week by a dear friend that I cannot live this way. Strength comes from faith. Faith brings peace.
"Faith is hard… but faith brings with it the only possibility of peace and joy in this world— the only possibility of laughter on this mad, mad ride." {N.D.Wilson}
No matter how many times I've had to be reminded of this I know that it will be easier the harder I try. I will be strong in Christ, no longer in my own strength.
My new motto is "stay strong". Strong in myself? No, I have been doing that too much. And when we seek only our own strength we all fail. We were created to seek something more. I seek to be strong in myself, to not have to lean on anyone. But I know that I must lean on my friends and on my family, but most of all I have to put full faith in Christ. It is not an understatement to say that the one thing I struggle with the most is faith in God's work in my life. But I was reminded this week by a dear friend that I cannot live this way. Strength comes from faith. Faith brings peace.
"Faith is hard… but faith brings with it the only possibility of peace and joy in this world— the only possibility of laughter on this mad, mad ride." {N.D.Wilson}
No matter how many times I've had to be reminded of this I know that it will be easier the harder I try. I will be strong in Christ, no longer in my own strength.