Give yourself Grace

As another month is well underway, I sit in awe. I reflect on the many difficult, and what seemed to be, insurmountable challenges that I have faced recently. I shed tears of joy as I sit in amazement of God’s grace…HIS FAVOR over my life. Within weeks, what had begun again to turn into a tunnel of darkness is now shining a bright light. I am forever greatful. I am again, shown by God, how great He is. Just weeks ago, I had no possibility of making it out of September (suicide Prevention Awareness month) alive. Today, I am looking forward to the holidays.

From overwhelming financial burdens, to settling the divorce to being physically ill and everything in between, I couldn’t see beyond my pain. The mental anguish from all that was wreaking havoc in my life had become unbearable. I knew, without a doubt, that I would be hospitalized. I was losing my ability to hold on…my doctor wanted to hospitalize me…God told me He wouldn’t fail me. Now, here I am, AGAIN, thanking and praising this Great God for protecting me, yet again. When the enemy had me blinded with fear; only stuck in the past, God now has me able to not only face the present, but see that there is such a bright future. Yes, God has shown me Grace.

The excitement that I have is unexplainable. I’m preparing for the holidays and new blessings for 2024, when I didn’t have the energy to fight through 2023. I AM GRATEFUL FOR HIS GRACE. I made it through September. With my mind still in tact, I, like many others, made it past September without losing the fight. Together, in our own way, no matter how difficult, WE MADE IT.

There were many days that I struggled to keep fighting; a few times I seriously contemplated giving up; yet, I somehow found the strength to keep doing all I knew how in order to encourage others. Today, I realize that while encouraging others, they too, have encouraged me. So yes, together, with God’s grace, we made it.

From day to day, as my situations change, so too, does my mood. My faith, however, continues to remain steadfast. It is because of my faith that on this day, I can look beyond my fears, knowing that God continues to show me His grace and will be my strength when I am weak. I am confident that He will continually be my light during the dark path. While we are giving ourselves GRIEF, GOD GIVES US GRACE. For this, we should be forever thankful. Our grace will sustain us whenever we feel that we can’t continue.

As we end one year and prepare to enter into a new season…a new year…new opportunities, I am reminded that we are imperfect, and must give ourselves grace. Giving ourselves grace will enable us to focus on the purpose of what we are going through, and not the pain of going through it. If God offers us grace, we owe grace to ourselves, and we owe it to others. Yes! I am thankful today for God’s favor and His mercy. I realize that I have been placed where God wants me and it is for a purpose.

As I continue to face my difficulties (they will come), I will continue to pray for everyone in this fight as I continue to grow, learn, share, comprehend and educate others, firsthand, on the battle between the heart and mind. This is the very battle which can often play tug of war between choosing life over death…wanting at times, to die rather than live. As I progress into a new season…new beginning, I tread lightly, knowing that due to the fragility of life circumstances, my fight, just like that of others, will be unending. September may be over, but we will forever need to advocate for Suicide Prevention Awareness and the multitude of people who suffer from mental illness. I will do all I can to remind each person I encounter, that it is ok. Life has new opportunities daily. All you have to do is GIVE YOURSELF GRACE and you’ll find the will to live through another day.

Dani❤️💋

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