What would you do if someone looked at you and said… “If I was in your shoes I couldn’t make it, I might be thinking about killing myself.” Comments like this bounce right off… but stumbling over my thoughts made me mad…How are you supposed to respond?!
What words could I say in that moment or instance? Words that would show someone that my life as well as others like me, are not to be pity’d… That we do have happiness in our lives. Struggle with basic-common issues like anyone else. Flourish and shine just as bright as any bulb in the box. Fully… partially… or differently abled, our lives are worth living.
Do I have my days when I am down… Where I ask God, “why HE chose me?”… “I always worked on being a good person, and servant to You… so why was I given this type of cross to bear?” Oh, with out a doubt I do and still do at times.
You may view me, us, as being plagued with pain and limitations. You may even view yourself as being plagued with pain, financial instability, loneliness, constant doubt in your decisions, failure, or addiction. The next leg in this race we call life so far out of sight and your energy is depleted, you just want to quit. Either drown in the bin of people that hit the sidelines and give in to the enemy’s whispers, or… quit and end it all.
You run this race with your legs and arms… I run only with my arms… so if I refuse to park on the sidelines or roll off the edge… My question is, why you can’t refuse to do the same? Have you forgotten this verse…?
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
