I overheard these words the other day: I feel like I am failing, I feel like no matter what I do I can't get things right. At first I paid no mind to them and then I paused and let the feeling behind these words hit me. Hearing them brought me back to a place in time where I myself had uttered these words of desperation. Then my heart broke for the person who made this statement of being lost and without hope. I wanted to go find this person and just hug on them and let them know that everything will be okay. I wanted to tell them about the One who died so he/she could live. Instead I did the next best thing, I prayed for them. Asking God to bring them peace and comfort.
What has brought me out of this place of inadequacy? The love of someone greater than me, and my sins I like to carry around my neck like a shiny trophy for all to see. It was a process, it did not happen all at once. I learned the more I gave to God the easier it was to handle life's frustrations. I noticed that as I did this my whole out look on life changed. When going through a stressful situation where I was tempted to let the feelings of my past behaviors rise up. I would cry out to God and let go. As I did this I was able to ask myself, what is the point in getting all worked up? How does that help the situation? My answer was there is no point, and it does not help. True it is not always easy to do this, but if one can take a deep breath, and pray it is the step in the right direction.
My prayer for you as start to feel the feelings of unworthiness, feelings like you are a failure, or feelings of you can't get anything right. Is that God will place someone in your life that can help you. Even if all you want that person to do is just listen. Sometimes a person needs just that...someone to listen, someone who is not trying to fix the situation. A person you can trust with all that you have, a person that will pray for you. Don't worry or get upset if you can't even pray, because you are that low. God will give you someone who will be that prayer warrior for you. Someone who has the faith of a mustard seed and will stand by your side through the thick and the thin. Someone who will not judge you even if you are so down you can't even lift your eyes off the ground. Now hear this: You are worthy!! You are wonderfully made!! You are amazing!! God sings praises over you daily, you are that loved. Just take it day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, and second by second. With God's help you have got this my friend. Just my 2cents ~Missie
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