My posts are never for likes or attention. If no one ever knows who I am, that is ok too. My purpose is transparency; simply to let SOMEONE out there know that there are a few genuine people out here. Some who love, care, and give from the heart and without cost….to let you know that in a world where we can’t tell the difference between a friend and a foe, and when we can depend on a stranger before we can a family member, that you never have to feel alone, embarrassed, ashamed or cast aside.
Social Media is a trick that the enemy uses to alienate. It can at times leave some people feeling more depressed. When all a person sees is good things happening to others, yet they are dealing with death, abuse, homelessness, loneliness, etc. it can trigger a sense of shame or embarrassment. Many are able to put up a facade and those who are really struggling feel even more alone. Just know that much of what you see…the glitz and glamour, the happy times, etc. is what they want the world to see. This is why it’s important for me to share the good the bad and the ugly. I would be doing a disservice to God to pretend that I go through nothing…that my faith is not tested…that HE does not and has not seen me through difficult times. If it’s done for me, it will be done for others also.
The first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, was a huge struggle for me. I started off with a positive mindset, yet I stumbled along the way. I too require encouragement, love, a push, and support. Not one person in this world is where we are without the love, support, encouragement, assistance and even a HAND UP from someone else. WE ALL HAVE OUR TIME TO SHINE AND WE ALL HAVE OUR TIME TO HURT/STRUGGLE/GO THROUGH. Just because your friends on social media always seem to live the GOOD LIFE doesn’t mean that you won’t get your time. Some simply don’t share their difficult times, giving the appearance that their life is always happy. If I didn’t truly know that most people who flaunt happiness are miserable, I would think that God forgot about me. Gratefully, I know that he loves all of us equally. For this I am grateful and can do nothing but share what I know with others.
Bad friends, jobs, mates, family members…whatever…Release them. Make them your ashes for Lent. KNOW YOUR WORTH. I challenge us to Stay away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel. We have forty days to journey through our Lenten release of the people that add no positivity to out mental health. MAN…WOMAN…BOY…GIRL…TEEN…FAMILY
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