Fix it; Let the TRUTH be Told

After reading this, please click on the link at the end. This song Truth Be Told, by Mattew West, was sent to me by my dear friend, Carmelita Jenkins. I do not own the rights to this music

I missed the reunion again today, and I am sad. Truthfully, I had to admit that I was afraid to go because I didn’t want to not see Tweety. Her death still bothers me. I still can’t believe she’s gone. I am sitting here, fighting back tears. There are tears of hurt, betrayal, pain; yet still tears of joy, thanks, appreciation and gratefulness. What a tough month September has been fighting for the lives of others through Suicide Prevention Awareness. Even bringing to light the need for mental health awareness is and has been exhausting, but people need to know. We all need to know the death and destruction that mental illness can leave in its wake.

As a child, I was raised on the saying “the truth shall set you free“. Yet, even with this saying, we find that the truth is rarely told. For fear of everyone’s judgement, so many find it difficult to tell the truth. We think our lives are so much worse than that of others that we keep our hurts, pains, and disappointments to ourselves. Feeling shame and embarrassment, we suffer in silence, believing that no one will understand, Eventually, we become swallowed in our brokenness.

Many today are turning from God due to the Christian next to them…the one shunning them…bullying them...excluding them…in church; nonetheless. Our young people are watching us. They are speaking out to us, attempting to tell us why they are leaving the church. Many of them are treating people just as you are; yet you wonder why we cannot get them back to the Christian values they were raised with. WE WON’T LISTEN WITH LOVE when they speak with us. We want to be ACCEPTED by our children rather than be RESPECTED by them. In order to FIX IT… we have to LET the TRUTH be Told. We must be honest with ourselves and others and say I MESSED UP… I’M SORRY...I’M BROKEN. We will never get things right without honesty about who we are. We have to share our mistakes, sins, and wrongdoings with others that they might benefit from our lessons.

James 5:16 – “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.” Therefore, we have an obligation to let the truth be told. Being honest is the only way we will ever fix it. We can compromise with others to achieve common goals if we just stand unashamed in front of God, unmoved by what everyday people who are imperfect like us, think about us...PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME IMPERFECT LIVES THAT WE DO. It we just stop saying that we are ok when we are not and admit that we are broken rather than blame others …WE COULD FIX IT. Truth be told, it takes all of us to fix it. We will never be failures if we simply stand firm in our FAITH, and trust God. In addition, we must use the mental health resources provided, and stop pretending, lying, and hiding secrets. Once we start believing that you are WORTH everything you desire and face the truth there will start to be an evident shift We cannot get better without the truth, healing mentally, and breaking generational curses. Being honest is the only way to fix this.

God, I stand here unashamed. I am not fine. I am healing. There is no shame, and I am not a failure. Most of all Father, you know every one of our sins anyway; hiding from you is not an option. I pray that as I advocate for our youth and young adults; especially those who battle any type of mental health issues, that you protect me, bless me and allow me to be as transparent as possible. Allow those to whom I minister to realize that the truth must be told in order to defy the stigma of mental illness. For we know that the truth is rarely told. There’s no sin you don’t already know. Let us seek to heal for the benefit of our children. The only way to fix this thing is to Let the Truth be TOLD.

Mind, body, spirit

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS!!!

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