Let's Face It

We awaken everyday with the aim to keep up our stride along with everyone else's. The order to keep moving has already been set in motion and we want to make sure that we fit in with the status quo. We only find ourselves stopping long enough to catch a few hours of sleep at night, and for many, even this can be a challenge. Or depending on what happens behind your closed doors – this, too, could be an interruption to your peace. Yet, we go on the next day to start the daily regimen all over again. The start of a new day is important, but not without facing and working to overcome what's not visible to the eyes around you. I have come to know that the easiest wounds to hide are the ones we carry on the inside, and more than just hiding them from others – we are hiding them from ourselves. In all honesty, you don't have to deal with what you have going on, but if you do, it requires you to admit to what's there. However, let it be known that what you have chosen to deny, you will never be delivered from. Some have persuaded themselves that it may yield some form of weakness as a Christian to allude to the fact that there are moments when the impact of what you have experienced has knocked the very wind out of their sail. I pose this question to you – if Christs’ strength is made perfect in our weakness, would it not require admitting that there are moments when we find ourselves weak? (II Corinthians 12:9) I would have to venture to say that there is a subtle seed of self-righteousness that has crept into our hearts to cause us to think that we are solely responsible for always holding it all together. I remember wondering to myself if anyone else was falling asleep at night feeling as though they were a millisecond away from absolutely losing their minds. Or having the simple desire to get just a moment of silence so that you can unplug from a world so full of noise. I am talking about that brief silence that you hear so loudly when you are driving in the rain, and there are a brief few seconds to drive through a tunnel or under a bridge. You didn't even realize how loud the rain was pounding your car until it came to this screeching halt of silence while you drove through. Without the assistance of my young adults, there are times that I have found it difficult just to keep the noise of notification chimes on my phone from dinging to let me know that someone else has responded to a group message that I didn't even vow to be a part of. Let alone, taking adequate time to address things I sometimes don't even want to deal with myself. The internal noise from past traumatic experiences can begin to clamor loudly with day-to-day tasks, chores, and responsibilities until one day it all comes crashing down. We are going to go through this walk together and trust me...I got you!! Whether you are at this broken point now or find yourself facing the aftermath of it - we have to start with a moment of honesty. Along these pages we are going to get into the nitty-gritty of life. We will do it with a smile, a tear, a laugh, a dose of self-reflection, but layer by layer you will boldly face the hidden places so that you can truly heal. So, let's jump right in-