By now, we should know that there is just no guarantee what life is going to throw at us from day to day. If we never realized it before, we definitely should know it by now. Since March,2020, Covid has thrown us all off course. Is has made us adjust to change; difficult or not. Covid has done, from my perspective, one of four things: Caused individuals to develop mental health issues, make individuals address their mental health issues, prevent those with generational histories of mental health issues to identify with their issues, or allow those with generational curses to continue to deny their issues, and further alienate those who are self-confident and accepting of their mental health issues. It has ruined families, relationships, friendships, jobs, physical health, finances, and lost lives.
Even with the aforementioned things, some of us are still taking love and life for granted. Instead of accepting our responsibility in the part we play in fractured relationships, and repairing those relationships, we would rather get upset and stop talking to one another instead of fixing the relationship. It amazes me how some of us can say we love someone on Monday and stop speaking to them on Tuesday because they didn’t like what we said, or we expressed a difference of opinion. Moreover, the others that proclaim to be friends and family yet regularly practice back- stabbing is heartbreaking. Meanwhile, our youth are in need of help. So many are pretending to be mentally ok, yet the children are hurting. Kendall spoke about it tonight in her podcast interview. Focusing on our mental health is important, especially for the youth and young adults. It could save a life.
Many, so-called, loyal friends, have shown their lack of loyalty …their true colors… during this critical time, when loyalty is needed the most. The PANDEMIC allowed me to step back and observe. I was able to see things that were difficult to observe prior to the PANDEMIC. The realization of how people truly are saddens me. I paid very close attention, and continue to, and I realize that Sis, we are just not the same. I cannot comprehend how anyone can in good conscience, be mean or purposely disloyal to anyone. Why can’t we simply treat one another how we want to be treated? John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” How can we proclaim to be disciples yet not try to make peace with our brothers and sisters? I am a living testimony that it is a struggle, however, attempt to be a little better daily through prayer and supplication. I have stressed the importance of my PEACE and MENTAL HEALTH for at least ten -fifteen years. When I left a job or separated myself from a place or situation for my peace of mind no one could understand. When I started this platform, few understood, and even fewer supported. Now that the subject of mental health and mental illness are much more prevalent, people are coming out of the woodwork. As always, now that it is “THE NEW THING” it’s popular, more people are supporting it; however, they are portraying as if it is their idea or something they are just hearing about, it was newly introduced, or even that it is their idea. These are the same people who said I was wrong and being negative talking about suicide and telling my story.
This is where my understanding and confirmation continues to come in. As disappointed as I am with the attitudes of so-called friends, through improving my prayer life, I receive confirmation that it is a part of God’s plan. Johsua, tells us, in The Worry Battle, to “Let God Fight for Us”. When God is planning to do a new thing in our lives, He takes the time to prepare us. The preparation may involve making things unbearably difficult that we have no choice other than to seek him. Although heartbreaking, I still meet people where they are; reminded that others will never love us the way we love them because Sis, we are not the same. I doubt that we will ever be. In addition, I realize that without those people being removed from my life I would not be able to focus on God’s message.
Unfortunately, we were all affected by Covid; some more than others. Me sharing my story during such a trying time was extremely difficult, yet necessary for my healing. IT WAS AND IS MY STORY TO TELL. WE ALL HAVE A STORY. It may be difficult to speak about, however, we cannot mute someone’s testimony. Although this past week was anything but easy and peaceful, I remained calm and am continuing to look through a positive lens. I will continue to believe that God will handle all that is in front of me. I will not have to fight the enemy; He will handle my battles. I know that He will handle yours as well…just trust Him!
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